Flexburger
Josh, more commonly known by his alias Flexburger[1], was Daniel Larson's first manager. Flexburger heavily manipulated Daniel and was the cause of the May 6th incident. According to Flexburger, he was active with Daniel from March 2021 to August 2021 when he was cut off. After the disappearance, Daniel would make several videos about him.
Manipulation
Not only did Flexburger and potentially other managers manipulate Daniel into doing extremely degrading acts, such as the May 6th incident, but they also probably manipulated the followers of Daniel Larson. It is no secret that Daniel's accounts are constantly hacked and stolen, leading to the ability of making fake "liked videos". Many people speculated that Daniel's creepy Pinterest account was ran by Flexburger, however that was debunked after the pins of little girls dated back to 2019, well before Daniel had a presence. Flex made a TikTok and Instagram account, where he would decoy as a minor, and post screenshots of Daniel saying disgusting things to them. It gained lots of traction online, and this is what lead to "the accusations" in the headphone era. This topic is pretty debated as to what was actually liked by Daniel himself but in the end, Daniel is a person with mental illness who has a much harder time distinguishing right from wrong, especially when it's your dream to be a singer and Flexburger is promising you that.