Andrea Canning

Allegations of conspiracy to commit murder.

L.A.

prosecutors accusing a TikTok star of trying to hire somebody off the dark web to kill her ex.

Gabby's ex and the alleged target, Jack Avery, is a former member of the boy band Why Don't We.

He is also the father of Gabby's child.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles say back in 2020, Gabby embarked on a years-long quest to find a hitman to kill Jack, and they allege she didn't act alone.

Here to bring us up to speed on the alleged plot and what took so long to uncover it is NBC News breaking news reporter Matt Levitas.

Matt, thanks for being here.

So Matt, let's start with some background on Gabby Gonzalez.

We know she's this beautiful influencer.

Tell us more about her.

She's this 24-year-old from Florida.

She has hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok and on Instagram.

She describes herself on her Instagram page as a lover of life and a mermaid at heart.

Yeah, it's ironic because everything in her posts, I was scrolling through the years and everything is so light.

So Matt, what do we know about her relationship with Jack Avery, this ex of hers who was in the boy band?

And really since then, they've been in this contentious custody battle with Gabby, accusing Jack Avery of being this sort of unfit father.

What did Jack Avery have to say about this dispute?

He actually addressed it on X and on TikTok, describing the allegations against him as false accusations and painful attacks.

What happened with the legal side of things with regards to this custody dispute over their daughter?