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BuzzFeed has announced a deal to sell First We Feast, the studio behind the popular YouTube chicken-wing-eating celebrity talk show “Hot Ones,” for $82.5 million in cash to a group of investors. “Hot Ones,” first launched in 2015, now has more than 14 million subscribers on YouTube and 4 billion views on the platforms. The group of buyers includes founder Chris Schonberger and “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans, alongside podcast media company Crooked Media, Rhett & Link’s Mythical Entertainment and Soros Fund Management.