DRAMA BEHIND APOLOGY POST EXPLAINED, {{#media.media_details}} {{#media.focal_point}}. In the caption, he said that two days after they celebrated the relationship landmark, Rae told [him] she didnt want to be married any more. His post included a photo of the couple's 16th wedding anniversary that was taken just two days before the couple reportedly decided to move forward with the divorce. Chic Media was a lifestyle content company. When Dave joined the company, it was rebranded as Hollis Co. Around this time, Dave and Rachel also began doing live streams for their fans that centered largely around their life as a couple and their family. I speculate that the Hollis kids and Dave's family have no interest in keeping in touch with Heidi. Dave and Rachel were married for 16 years before they announced their split in June 2020. For instance, she posted the quote "ambition is not a dirty word" in 2019, offering no attribution for the quote. eventAction: 'load' In order to appeal to the widest readership possible, she cites potential events that could be challenging, from the death of a family member to divorce to being disappointed your wedding had to be held over Zoom. Heidi Powell is feeling thankful for the love and support she's received following the death of Dave Hollis. Then her life was upended. Raymond Hall / Contributor / Getty Images, Jim Spellman / Contributor / Getty Images, Randy Shropshire / Stringer / Getty Images, Rachel Hollis rose to fame after going viral on social media and writing "Girl, Wash Your Face.". He would have turned 48 on Tuesday. eventAction: 'view' Another self-help book, "Didn't See That Coming" addressed the divorce, among other topics. The former Disney distribution chief Dave Hollis has sadly passed away at the age of 47. Rachel Hollis addressed Daves untimely death in an Instagram post of a black square with white writing that read: We are devastated. The incident is just one of many controversies Hollis has been part of since she became famous. During a TikTok live, Rachel mentioned that she had a housekeeper, and someone commented that she was privileged and unrelatable. We remain dear friends as we raise our family as co-parents and run our company as partners. In 2018, Dave left Disney so his family could relocate to Texas and he could run Chic Media, owned by his then-wife Rachel. He died on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at his home in Austin, Texas after recently being hospitalized for heart-related health issues, Variety reports. Dave worked for Disney as the head of worldwide theatrical distribution. I just cant believe it. A family representative said David died Saturday night at his home outside Austin, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dave and I have made the incredibly difficult decision to end our marriage.. Today was a good day, he captioned the post. ga('ads.send', { He was recently hospitalized for heart-related issues and died in his Austin home on Saturday, according to Variety. "Please wrap. It has not been cleared out the actual reason behind it; his family confirmed the news about his death today. During this difficult time as a family, Hollis says she's pulled from her own experiences of being a child of divorced parents. [15] Dave Hollis passed away unexpectedly on February 11, 2023 at the age of 47.[16]. To be fair, a couple's decision . Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Sending so much love to all of you! Singer-songwriter Ben Kweller's 16-year-old son, Dorian, died on Monday in a car accident . He was 47. Etc., etc., rinse and repeat. Rachel has also been criticized for her use of words like "sis" and "girl," which are co-opted from African American Vernacular English (AAVE), The New York Times reported. Advertisement An exact cause of death has not yet been announced. In light of all this, Hollis has deftly branded her book as the definitive guide to making it through 2020, positioning herself as someone here to save us from all that we are going through. [7] Rachel and Dave Hollis co-hosted a podcast titled RISE. "I just think, at some point, it's time to start trying to move on and trying to just have some joy again," she says. Through a 2020 lens, her attempts at saying only personal responsibility can combat systemic issues feel laughably out of touch. }); AUSTIN, TEXAS: The ex-husband of the author and influencer Rachel Hollis andDisney's former president of worldwide distribution, Dave Hollis, passed away on Saturday, February 11 at the age of 47 in his Austin, Texas, home. Those marks prove that I was blessed enough to carry my babies and that flabby tummy means I worked hard to lose what weight I could. It's like someone simply flipped a switch and turned this bright, charismatic, straight-A student into someone unrecognizable. Her new book offers the same toxic advice as her previous work. The couple maintain their picture-perfect internet presence, regularly sharing with their fans glossy photos accompanied with heartfelt captions that would lead anyone to believe that the couple was happy and thriving. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), 1 on the list. "Telling our kids was one of the worst moments of my life," she says. [1] She frequently posts YouTube videos with motivational messages, and has garnered over 163,000 subscribers. ga('ads.send', { In Hollis's mind, the neglect she experienced was unforgivable, and she . "Brit taught me (watch her Ted talk in my bio) to see the history of America through the lens of how long its citizens actively practiced slavery. Hollis spends less time specifically examining her divorce. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), I cant count the number of pinch-me moments Ive had in my time at Disney, Hollis said in a statement at the time. Instagram/@benkweller. While Hollis worked as the president of global. Although Dave Hollis might have preferred to stay married, he does not appear to be harboring any negative feelings towards his now-ex wife. Dave Hollis, author and former distribution executive for Disney, has died at the age of 47. In many ways, the new book repeats many of the same messages that won Hollis millions of fans, and tons of detractors, in her first two books, which were gobbled up as gospel by a fanbase of mostly white, Christian women. Rachel and Dave Hollis sold an exhausting view of what it means to be in love. ), Didn't See That Coming uses these types of personal anecdotes and humor to provide life advice for everyone. Hollis also opens about up other difficulties in her past. On Goodreads, one early reviewer writes that her pal Rach is uniquely qualified to help guide women through this moment. As Ashley writes, how can someone trust the guidance of a self-help guru who, as people online claim, isnt being real with them? "[4], Since the success of her book, Hollis and her family have moved outside of Austin, Texas. The second, 2019s Girl, Stop Apologizing, also hit No. Like Rachel's other two books, it was a New York Times bestseller. ," another follower replied in the comments. Rachel didn't accept responsibility for her actions in her initial apology for the post, writing that "to believe that because I mentioned them, I am comparing myself to them is ludicrous.". "I have stretch marks and I wear a bikini," she wrote. ), Hollis also shoehorns the pandemic into her arguments several times throughout the book, citing it as a traumatic event the reader may be experiencing, but also one she is obviously going through herself. This kind of fictional narrative presented as reality is harmful to followers who will never feel like their own lives are good enough because they arent as perfect as what they see from influencers online. Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas. "Flaunt that body with pride!". I have no words and my heart is too broken to find them. And shes doing it by focusing her #girlboss, pick yourself up by your bootstraps style of toxic positivity on a new subject: dealing with trauma. [2], Her breakthrough moment on social media came in March 2015, when an Instagram photo of her celebrating her stretch marks went viral. We have ups, downs, light, dark, relapse, and remission throughout the process. For more than a decade and a half, her now-ex husband, Dave Hollis, took center stage and their adoring fans were happy to follow along. She first achieved success with the founding of her first company, a lifestyle content company (via Insider), and made her way into the public eye by sharing photo evidence of her post-pregnancy stretch marks on a trip to the beach in 2015. The former Disney executive died on Feb. 11 at the age of 47. In 2020, he penned Get Out of Your Own Way, in which he discussed excessive drinking and problems in his marriage following his departure from Disney, according to THR. Dave Hollis, the former president of worldwide distribution at Disney and ex-husband of Rachel Hollis, author of the self-help book Girl, Wash Your Face, has died at the age of 47. It's the 40-year-old's first post since her statement about Hollis' death. I have no words and my heart is too broken.. He was 28. "I want to be strong and bold and optimistic for you now, but every ounce of my energy is reserved in being those things for my children.". Stephanie McNeal is a senior culture reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York. Hollis, whose ex-wife Rachel Hollis wrote the bestseller Girl, Wash Your Face, was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at his home in Dripping Springs, a city on the outskirts of Austin, according to Hays County Justice of the Peace Andrew Cable. In Daves last Instagram post on Feb. 5, he shared a photo of Noah smiling while fishing. "But also, I worked my ass off to have the money, to have someone come twice a week and clean my toilets. }); ", "What is about me that made you think I want to be relatable?" A rep for Hollis' family said he died peacefully Saturday. hitType: 'event', : A Teatime with Noah Book. Prayers for his family and anyone who knew him and what a beautiful soul he was. He published his first book, Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptics Guide to Growth and Fulfillment, a few months prior to the couples divorce announcement. ga('ads.send', { Representatives for Rachel Hollis and Hollis Co. did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. In a statement to CBS News, Hollis' literary agent, Kevan Lyon, said that Hollis had died over the weekend. He was one of the most talented musicians you might encounter, and had a prodigious ability to pick up any instrument and play it by ear within the span of a single day. hitType: 'event', "Rachel Hollis has wooed millions of women with her book. Relationships I Just Spent 10 Hours Listening to Marriage Advice From a Power Couple That Went Kaput. He is survived by his four children: Ford, Jackson, Sawyer, and Noah. As Buzzfeed reported, Rachel repeatedly posted well-known quotes to Instagram that she either attributed to herself or offered no attribution for. But Hollis explains that sharing the news with her kids was even more difficult. DALLAS -- Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas. He is survived by his four children: Ford, Jackson, Sawyer, and Noah. It was so hard and it was so sad.". What happened to Ahmaud Arbery is evil. I choose to fight for a better life, she writes. Rest easy brother, you will be missed greatly here, another user remarked. The post did not attribute the quote to Angelou, who penned the poem and book of poetry titled "Still I Rise" in 1978. Dave Hollis isn't the only one who has moved on from the Hollis' marriage. ", Three years is certainly a long time to keep impending divorce proceedings under wraps, but the pair was committed to maintaining their ultra positive personas and status as marriage gurus until their relationship came to a screeching halt. Rest In Peace friend, another added. She was married to Dave Hollis at the time she founded Chic Media. She says she's done sharing information about her divorce on her public platform. }); Today was a good day. RACHEL Hollis has built her empire off of giving people advice to "choose positivity" but some people are not so positive about her. Have something to tell us about this article? However, the pair would stay married for 16 years, give birth to three children, and adopt a fourth, according to It's Fine I'm Fine. You have the power to change your life! And now that Rachel and Dave are getting a divorce, these followers are angry because they (rightfully) feel like theyve been duped.. In their podcast, Rise Together, they focused on marriage. Dave's last social media post before his passing was of a fishing outing with Noah. The first, 2018s Girl, Wash Your Face, was a No. On January 31, 2019, BuzzFeed News published an article by reporter Stephanie McNeal detailing multiple instances of Hollis plagiarizing quotes from other authors on her Instagram and explicitly attributing the quotes to herself, including quotes from RuPaul, Eleanor Roosevelt, Tim Hiller, Debra Condren, and Terry Cole-Whittaker. You, and only you, are ultimately responsible for who you become and how happy you are, Hollis writes in Girl, Wash Your Face. Rachel later deleted the post and uploaded an apology, writing that someone on her team had made the graphic, not her. But, if you are a white American, racism is built into your being.". He died on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at his home in Austin, Texas after recently being hospitalized for . Please wrap the kids up in prayers as we try and navigate through the unthinkable.". As Hollis, who was last seen the previous evening, was "young and didn't have an extensive medical history," Cable said Dave Hollis autopsy examination would be done to identify the cause of death. I can't imagine how deeply hurtful it is to the African American community to see the words of your heroes used without credit.". [14] They announced their separation in 2020. He reportedly conducted an interview with the influencer about divorce and relationships, and the calls, texts, and flirtation continued and, as they say, the rest was history and so was Dave Hollis' relationship with his former wife. Hollis writes that she felt that her parents gave up on her after Ryan's death, causing her to leave home when she was 17. Dave Hollis worked for Disney for 17 years and had been head of distribution for the company for seven years when he left in 2018 to join his wife's venture. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org. RACHEL HOLLIS DRAMA EXPLAINED: WHY FANS ARE ANGRY OVER DIVORCE AND PLAGIARISM CLAIMS, WHY IS RACHEL HOLLIS CANCELLED? Nicholas Hunt / Getty Images, The Hollis Co. Girl, Wash Your Face Is A Massive Best-Seller With A Dark Message, Influencer Rachel Hollis Is Facing Accusations She Is Plagiarizing On Her Instagram, Rachel Hollis Has Apologized After Posting A Maya Angelou Quote Without Attribution. This would mark the beginning of the integration of business with their marriage as the company grew to orbit around their marriage. As Laura Turner wrote for BuzzFeed News in 2018, Hollis's core philosophy is the notion that everything [is] a matter of personal responsibility.. And we did. Advertisement An exact cause of death has not yet been announced. Dave worked for Disney as the head of worldwide theatrical distribution. DALLAS Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas. 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The pandemic has laid bare many of the cracks in our society and shown how outside forces can decimate communities, no matter how hard they try to succeed. This isnt the way it was supposed to end, Powell said. Life is hard, but you got this! Author: Tatiana Tenreyro. Much of that truth came from Dave Hollis himself. Rachel's second apology, which was shared on Instagram, did not mention her team. His family reported that he had been hospitalized for heart issues shortly before, but an exact cause of death has not been released. The pair dated for two years and married in 2004. Hayden Panettiere's brother, Jansen Panettiere, has reportedly died, according to TMZ. It came out just a few months after Rachel and Dave announced they were ending their marriage. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), That woman was Heidi Powell, a fitness blogger who was navigating her own divorce at the time. "It's super essential when you go through a life change of any kind, that you slow down and take stock of where you are now.". Although his exact cause of death was not revealed, Dave had previously been hospitalized for heart problems. Hollis also wrote motivational books. As per Its Fine Im Fine, Dave claimed that Rachel had initiated the divorce with him, two days after their 16th wedding anniversary. In the introduction to her latest book, Didnt See That Coming, Rachel Hollis, a lifestyle influencer turned Instagram self-help guru, notes that she completed her manuscript before experiencing an earth-shattering trauma: her June decision to split with Dave, her husband and the father of her four children. Author Rachel Hollis, with whom he shares four children, wrote. Please wrap the kids up in prayers as we try and navigate through the unthinkable. The pair shared four children together. 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