Ben Armstrong calls the BitBoy crypto network allegations “diabolical” and offsets his own claims against the company

BJ Investment Holdings, the parent company of Hit Network and BitBoy Crypto, this week removed crypto personality and YouTuber Ben Armstrong from the company, alleging that Armstrong suffers from substance abuse and allegedly caused “emotional, physical and financial harm.”

Tonight Armstrong says the conflict is “far from over”.

In response to allegations of drug abuse released yesterday, the @JoinBenCoin Twitter account released a document detailing all the “negative” test results for a five-panel drug test.

In a text message to decryptArmstrong confirmed that it was indeed he who released the drug test results document.

“I am currently refraining from making any statements,” Armstrong added.

But in a group call on BenCoin’s Discord server on Tuesday, Armstrong shared his thoughts on the current situation and vehemently denied the drug abuse allegations.

“I have not relapsed. I have not relapsed. That’s a lie,” Armstrong said in the group call.

The content creator instead claimed that Hit Network CEO Justin Williams and TJ Shedd pulled the story off the hook.

“Justin Williams and TJ came up with this conspiracy because I’m on diet pills and phentermine,” Armstrong said. “Anyone can look that up. Everyone knows, my wife knows.” He added that he has a valid prescription for the weight-loss drug.

Armstrong said he was also accused of using substances such as cocaine, but these allegations were “factually incorrect” and no one at the company had ever asked him for a drug test or confronted him about the issue before he was fired.

Armstrong explained over the phone that he was taking the steroids testosterone and Dianabol.

“They’re using this to get me out of my own company,” Armstrong said, explaining that his name was previously removed from Hit Network’s office building because he said he had bad credit because of his past.

Armstrong dubbed all of the alleged behavior “devilish” And “crazy.”

But a senior Hit Network official who is familiar with the matter said so decrypt that the company is not alleging hard substance abuse, but instead that Armstrong is using “a cocktail of substances” that the employee claims is impairing Armstrong’s judgment.

In the Discord call, Armstrong said he has never used physical violence against co-workers, but once threatened Shedd.

“I threatened to beat up TJ when I found out he was trying to take everything from me,” Armstrong said. “He’s trying to take everything away from me.”

The Hit Network staffer confirmed that Shedd was threatened, but added that “a lot of people” were threatened and claimed physical altercations did indeed ensue.

The conflict at Hit Network has reportedly been going on for many months. In Tuesday’s call, Armstrong also claimed that company employees had briefed him on additional measures being taken to ensure their support.

But the Hit Network employee, who is familiar with the matter, denied these allegations. Shedd declined to comment. Williams didn’t respond decryptRequest for comments.

Overall, Armstrong asserted that without his return, the company could not succeed.

“Obviously without me, the company is going to make $0,” Armstrong said. “All of our main sponsors have already withdrawn. So you don’t really have a choice here,” he added.

“This is going to be extremely dirty before it gets any better,” Armstrong warned.

In response to the lost sponsorship claims, the Hit Network employee shared decrypt that any claims that the company has lost all of its sponsors are “ridiculously false”.—and hinted that a lawsuit might be on the cards.