A “sugar daddy” whose tumultuous relationship with an Only Fans star 35 years his junior was documented on TikTok has been removed as the chair of a medical marijuana company.
Thursday, Creso Pharma, an Australian company that controls a number of overseas cannabis businesses, announced that Dr. James Ellingford would immediately step down from his position as non-executive chairman.
Dr. Ellingford, 58, is better known to TikTok users as the partner of Brightnye Quale, 23. The couple frequently shares videos of their pranks on the @agegap50 and @agegap35 channels, with some videos garnering over 1.5 million views.
Ms. Quale danced seductively while Dr. Ellingford showered her with $100 and $50 bills in a video with the hashtags #sugarcash and #sugardaddy.
In other videos, Dr. Ellingford discusses the age difference between the two individuals.
He says, “Sure, the age difference is enormous, but as I always say, love is love.”
In another video, the two discuss the opinions of Dr. Ellingford’s four adult daughters regarding Ms. Quale.
Dr. Ellingford states, “Two of them are fine, one is on the fence, and the other would like to murder you with a pitchfork.”
Which is not very pleasant. You do not deserve to be killed with a pitchfork, young lady.
However, they also broadcast some of their less agreeable moments, in which they engage in heated disagreements – typically about how much of Dr. Ellingford’s money Ms. Quale spent.
In one video, Dr. Ellingford admonishes Ms. Quale, “Yesterday, you charged $5,000 to my credit card after promising to spend only $1,600.”
After Ms. Quale promises to return a $3,100 bag to the store, the argument shifts to whether her mother expressed gratitude for Dr. Ellingford’s $1,600 gift.
At one point, Ms. Quale suggests, “Perhaps you’re experiencing a touch of dementia.”
In a second video announcing the end of the relationship, Dr. Ellingford does not hold back in describing Ms. Quale’s mother as “filth, scum, and less than human.”
Dr Ellingford told the Australian Financial Review on Thursday that the videos were not a distraction from his role at Creso Pharma.
‘These videos were meant to be private and as such, I am horrified by their release,’ he said.
‘My partner and I are very much together and clearly I need to learn how to use some apps properly before using them.’
The AFR reported the couple met in a casino after Dr Ellingford was intrigued by Ms Quale ordering eight sandwiches.
Although Creso Pharma did not give a reason for Dr Ellingford’s sudden departure some of the videos posted on TikTok might be considered a problem for the company’s image.
In one video, Dr Ellingford insisted ‘F**k off we don’t like Chinese people’.
He then proceeded to do an impersonation of someone speaking Mandarin.
In announcing his departure from the company, Creso Pharma said it ‘would like to thank Dr Ellingford for his service’.
The company boasts it is ‘a global medicinal cannabis innovator’ that develops cannabis and hemp-derived ‘therapeutic, nutraceutical and lifestyle products for both people and animals’.
Its share price was 2 cents as of Monday morning trade.
Dr. Ellingford’s opinion has been solicited.