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We are sure that you have all seen the video of Jason Russell (the man behind the Kony 2012 Video) having a very strange naked meltdown on a public street. If you haven’t seen the video yet, check it out here.

Anyway, this left a lot of people wondering, “What the f**k is he on?” Everyone thinks he had a bad reaction to some drugs or something. However, his family has just released a statement that might explain the whole thing,

“We would, again, like to make it clear that Jason’s incident was in no way the result of drugs or alcohol in his body. The preliminary diagnosis he received is called brief reactive psychosis, an acute state brought on by extreme exhaustion, stress and dehydration.

Though new to us, the doctors say this is a common experience given the great mental, emotional and physical shock his body has gone through in these last two weeks. Even for us, it’s hard to understand the sudden transition from relative anonymity to worldwide attention – both raves and ridicules, in a matter of days.”

The family says that Russell will remain under hospital care for a number of weeks and after that, the recovery process could take months before he is “normal” again.

We are supposed to believe this? No. We here at The Daily Fix know what really happened that day. Jason Russell was stressed, that is true. He was stressed and exhausted, but not because of all the attention and criticism. He was stressed because he didn’t want to become a one hit wonder. He didn’t just want to have one viral video, he needed more! Jason was going to make a video of him lip-syncing, ’Party In The USA’ but he thought lip-syncing videos were outdated.

He thought long and hard and finally figured out what was “in” right now. Meltdowns! Meltdowns are in, we love to see celebrities have meltdowns and we love them even more if they are caught on tape. So, Jason Russell did it. He did what so many others before him failed to do; he made a second viral video.

What a freaking genius. We applaud you.

Youtube hit the internet back in 2005 and it has now grown into a star making machine. Stars like, Bo Burnham, Justin Bieber, Lucas Cruikshank (Fred), Greyson Chance, Smosh and the beautiful Jodie Rivera, or you might know her as, ‘VenetianPrincess.’ on Youtube.

Her videos have over 365,000,000 views, and she is known by many as “The Female Weird-Al.” High praise, to say the least. Jodie’s Youtube career took off when her “7 Things” spoof was featured and she has continued to produce Youtube hits ever since. She also just so happened to be in the Disney classic, “Hocus Pocus” when she was a kid.

We were lucky enough to land an interview with this talented princess. Check it out below…

TDF: Your parody of Lady Gaga’s song, “Poker Face” is currently your most viewed Youtube video with over 50 million views. But, what video has been your personal favorite? And why?

VP: It’s difficult for me to choose one ultimate favorite video. But “Outer Space” was probably the most fun to make. I enjoy dressing up in crazy costumes; it’s a hobby of mine. I think the funniest video I’ve done is “The Octo Mom Song.” I’m my own biggest critic and the laugh factor fades for me after the second time seeing a video. But seeing the babies flying always cracks me up. My favorite video in terms of the scene aesthetics would have to be my cover of “Someone Like You.” We shot it from sunset through to twilight at a beautiful beach here in Florida. I got to wade in the water in this gorgeous black dress as people with kites kept getting into my shot lol. I really like how the colors in that one came out.

TDF: Can you remember the exact moment when you realized that you “made it” on Youtube? What was your reaction?

VP: I remember I started seeing a lot of videos people were posting of them lipsyncing to my parodies. It was definitely an “ah ha” moment, as Oprah would say.

TDF: It seems like over the past year you have managed to really expand your career. You now have your own media production company, correct? Tell us more about that.

VP: We’ve been a corporation for a few years now. I took some time away last year, but then we re-grouped late last summer/early fall and delved back into business. We renovated and moved into our new studio, which has been wonderful. I used to shoot videos in a teeny tiny room in my old house, so coming into this large facility has been a great change. We specialize in New Media Entertainment and Brand Integration.  It’s basically branches off of my YouTube channel and the VenetianPrincess brand. But our work also extends outside of YouTube. We produce a lot of commercials.

TDF: Do you have any new videos coming out soon? If so, can you tell us a little more about them?

VP: I have a few in the works, but I’m hoping for them to be a surprise. I am planning on doing a lot more original songs, and hopefully post parodies more frequently.

TDF: Do you have any celebrity crushes? Or even a Youtube crush? Perhaps, Shay Carl and his awesome beard?

VP: I have a girl crush on BrittaniLouiseTaylor; she is seriously like the nicest person ever. Her song remakes are so inspiring and I love how she makes all of her music videos have a message. After watching her artsy videos, they make my parodies look so shallow lol.

TDF: What is the best advice you can give to an aspiring Youtuber?

VP: Test out different types of videos and find one that sticks. Only do what you enjoy. People will see that you’re having fun, and in turn they’ll have fun watching.

TDF: You can sing, act, dance, write, edit…etc. Is there anything you can’t do?

VP: I always dreamed of being a skilled figure skater.. but I am the world’s biggest klutz so that never worked out…

TDF: How do you feel when people say you are the “Female Weird-Al”?

VP: Love him, so I am flattered.

TDF: If I were to write a new Hocus Pocus movie, would you be willing to star in it?

VP:  Sure. Can I play Sarah Jessica Parker’s role? I play a mean bimbo!

Check out her Youtube channel, website and twitter below…

http://www.youtube.com/user/VenetianPrincess

http://www.vprincess.com/

https://twitter.com/#!/vprincess

We’d like to thank Jodie for her time and the great interview!