It's the end of an era. BuzzFeed is selling First We Feast, which is the studio that owns " Hot Ones ," the incredibly popular celebrity talk show featuring increasingly scorching levels of chicken wings and an assortment of increasingly exceptionally spicy hot sauces.

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.

The buyers include an affiliate of Soros Fund Management, progressive podcast company Crooked Media and Mythical Entertainment, the media company founded by the YouTube creators known as Rhett and Link.

After months of searching for a buyer to take First We Feast — the production company behind Hot Ones — off its hands, BuzzFeed has finally secured an $82.5 million all-cash d

BuzzFeed is selling First We Feast, the studio behind 'Hot Ones,' for $82.5 million to investors including Soros Fund Management and Sean Evans.

BuzzFeed has sold the studio behind the “Hot Ones” interview show, where celebrities eat spicy wings and answer questions about their careers.

Buzzfeed sold the First We Feast media company behind the “Hot Ones" podcast series to an affiliate group of Soros Fund Management on Thursday for $82.5 million.

The buyers include an affiliate of Soros Fund Management, progressive podcast company Crooked Media and Mythical.

BuzzFeed said on Thursday it has sold First We Feast, creator of YouTube's popular talk show 'Hot Ones', to a group led by Soros Fund Management affiliate for $82.5 million, as the struggling media company faces a cash crunch.

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.