The sale, to a group that includes the show’s host, Sean Evans, and Soros Fund Management, will allow BuzzFeed to pay down tens of millions of dollars in debt.

BuzzFeed Inc. has sold First We Feast, its food-centered brand behind the popular YouTube interview show Hot Ones, to a group of investors for $82.5 million, ending a months-long search and raising cash to pay down debt.

And now Hot Ones — the show where celebrities answer questions while eating increasingly spicy chicken wings — is going to be owned by … investor George Soros and his family. There's a bit going on here.

An $82.5 million deal for First We Feast, the company behind Hot Ones, helped BuzzFeed pay off some of its looming debt.

First We Feast will become an independent company led by founder Chris Schonberger as chief executive and 'Hot Ones' host Sean Evans as chief creative officer, while continuing to produce 'Hot Ones' and expand advertising partnerships.