Austin McBroom
Austin McBroom
Austin McBroom is a social media Personality and formallyNCAA basketball player. He is the father in the ACE Family, a popular family vlog channel on YouTube. As of July 2020, they have over 19 million subscribers.[4]
Early Life & Education
Austin McBroom is origJuly O O from Los Angeles, California. He attended Campbell Hall School in North Hollywood, where he averaged 25.1 points per game his senior year on the way to being named first-team All-CIF Division 3AA.[10]
He studied Communications at Eastern Washington University.[10]
Personal Life
Relationship with Catherine Paiz
Austin Mcbroom slaps Elle
Austin McBroom hugging his wife Catherine after she gave birth to their third child
McBroom became engaged to model Catherine Paiz in 2017. They have two children together. [1]
In January 2020, the couple announced they were expecting a baby boy together.
Paiz posted a photo of her growing baby belly on Instagram, along with the caption: "I wanted to keep you to myself for as long as I could and now after all these months of privately enjoying some time with our family, I am filled with so much joy to share you with the world."
She added, "You were the missing puzzle piece, I can't wait to meet you son."
McBroom commented, "I am the happiest father in the world with two beautiful princesses and soon to be handsome son."
In his Insta reveal, he added, "Dear son, you have an amazing strong beautiful mother, a father who will protect you forever and two beautiful princesses waiting for you."[11]
On July 2, 2020, the family released a new YouTube video called "BABY NAME REVEAL!!! IS THE ACE FAMILY NAME CHANGING?", announcing the baby's name and explaining the significance behind it. Catherine explained:
'When I was pregnant with Elle five years ago, we obviously didn’t know if we would be having a boy or a girl and I always knew if I had a daughter I would name her Elle.'[22]
She added:
'For a boy, it was kind of hard to pick a name, and there was a certain occasion when Austin was actually playing basketball in another city, and I was home alone a lot during that time, and it just came to me one day.'[22]
The pair had a poem written and framed ahead of their baby boy's arrival, with the last line reading: 'I pledge to rule with a heart of gold and a mind of steel'.
Catherine explained that the little one’s name is Steel.
In their latest video, Catherine explained that Steel came after a ‘storm in their lives’ and has completed their family.
Cole Carrigan
In October 2019, Cole Carrigan made a video accusing McBroom of cheating on Paiz and that his friend was assaulted by McBroom, McBroom's dad and an acquaintance they in Miami in June earlier that year.
Cole claimed that his friend, along with another girl, had been drinking and went back to their hotel room to change.
He also alleged Austin, his security guard, his father Allen, and two other men followed them to their room.
Cole then stated Austin McBroom and his friend (who played in the NBA) had sex with despite Cole's friend giving them consent.[6]
Austin McBroom accused Carrigan of extortion after Carrigan's video was uploaded on YouTube.[6]
Slap Video
In July 2020, McBroom was "canceled" by his fans due to an old video resurfacing of him acting inappropriately around his daughter Elle.
Fans took to Twitter to voice their disapproval of McBroom's actions. "Time & time again Austin Mcbroom has shown himself to over step the boundaries towards the little girls in his life," one user wrote. "First it’s his Catherine’s sister and now a video of him slapping his OWN daughters bum saying Damn... this goes beyond a mistake or apology." "This is so disturbing and the way his daughter put her hand in front of his to stop him from doing it again is heartbreaking. deplatform the ace family and throw austin & catherine mcbroom in jail NOW," another user outraged.[23]
In the video, McBroom is lying on the sofa with his family and speaking to the camera about his new workout regime.
Flexing his arm muscles and slapping his own behind, he says "I've been working out too much.
My s*** getting fat." He then slaps his own daughter's buttocks and she stands up on their sofa, exclaiming "oh, god damn."
Wife Catherine intervenes by saying "Austin just starting working out, can you guys tell?" Fans were outraged at McBroom's inappropriate behavior.[23]
Yelling at Catherine Piaz
In October 2020, in a clip the family posted to YouTube, Austin is seen shouting at Catherine and swearing as they try to film a segment of them greeting their followers. Many fans thought that the clip was left in the uploaded video as a mistake and it left fans concerned about the dynamic between the couple. While the video was quickly deleted, it was already recorded and uploaded elsewhere online where fans revealed their concerns. One person wrote, “She looks like she’s about to cry.” Another person said they thought it was evidence of an “unhealthy relationship.” On October 16, Austin and Catherine responded to the criticism on Twitter. Catherine wrote, “I hope you guys enjoyed todays video super chill vibes, something different! And yes Austin and I get frustrated with each other sometimes it’s called marriage😩I wish ppl would stop expecting ppl to have a “Perfect” life it’s just not realistic!🙏love u bebe @AustinMcbroom lolll” Austin added, “No relationship is perfect, but the love Catherine and I have for each other makes up for the small imperfections.”[25][26]