Emergency situation: For critical legal fees, I need to come up with AT LEAST $15,000 by the end of August.

I hate this so SO much. I hate admitting I need help. I hate asking for help. I feel so terribly uncomfortable and like a failure publicly asking for help like this. But if I don't, my last little sliver of hope dies.

For anyone who might occasionally see my post online, this urgent need is directly tied to a brutal and surreal series of events a few years ago that resulted in me becoming chronically suicidal, losing my job, and eventually losing my life savings.

I've started a crowdfunding campaign for anyone who has the capacity to pitch in.

If I've ever shown up to an event with a couple cases of beer, or tools, or delivered you covid quarantine food, helped you move, subbed in for your sports team, took badass photos of you or your friends for free, etc… now would be a life changing/saving moment to get to return the favour.

This isn't a scam. I haven't been hacked. And I’ll be publicly posting legal fee receipts for transparency.

I'll post in updates later a link to the legal team's website to show progress towards covering the INITIAL amount required by them to keep the ball moving.

— Okay so you made it this fan and you are thinking: WTF IS HAPPENING!?!! —

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It’s a David vs Goliath legal situation where a petty narcissist of a multi-millionaire business owner is suing an ex-employee (me!) for $500,000 in order to prevent having to pay out severance, unpaid wages, etc.

Back in 2021, I was fired in such a heinous and harmful fashion that I ended up becoming chronically suicidal. A friend helped raise money to help me navigate that situation and get a lawyer to sue for my unpaid wages, severance, etc. In response to looking to get those unpaid wages, the company in question retaliated with a half-a-million-dollar lawsuit against me. While their counterclaim is toothless, it costs a boatload of money to go through the legal process to prove it.

From the company’s perspective, if their counterclaim can drag on forever and bankrupt me, they’ll avoid having to pay out a cent of what they legally owe—because I’ll be unable to get to the point of having a judge throw out their predatory counterclaim.

And now, time is running out to take the next steps to move forward in defending myself from this ridiculous and vindictive legal situation.

For five years, I have had to put every single dollar of income into paying lawyers to navigate this situation. Rent and bills have had to come out of life savings, and then a personal line of credit when the life savings ran out.

I’ve mostly stopped doing the things I love because I haven't been able to afford them for a while. I used to play hockey 5-6 times a week. It’s now, maybe once every other week.

I used to be able to support my theatre, comedy, and improv pals by attending shows. Brutally, for years now I haven't been able to attend anything unless someone else has generously bought me a ticket.

Things, understandably, haven't been good.

Why is this so URGENT?

I have been trying to write this appeal to friends and family and acquaintances for well over a month. It’s just so fucking heartbreaking to have to admit to myself and to others how bad things really are. I have absolutely cried myself sick a couple times writing this.

So as a result, I have fully panic attacked myself into a corner where I am on the precipice of everything completely falling apart.

My immediate future is in the hands of the community, now.

I’m desperately hoping I’ve done enough good for the world around me that community will come through.

Love y’all so much.

-Corbin

Ps: if you wanna say hi or send words or support, it’s best to do so my text or whatsapp: ....