Cecee, one of the Twitch streamers involved in the controversy around fellow creator Kingsman265 and a $40,000 Marvel Rivals tournament, has responded to the ongoing drama.
Over the years, plenty of Twitch creators have been put together on random teams to play for big cash prizes in Twitch Rival events. Some have gone pretty well, with new friendships being born out of the random pairings.
However, on January 18, Twitch streamer Kingsman265 was booted from his team in preparation for a $40,000 Marvel Rivals tournament hosted by BasimZB. The streamer had told one of his teammates to stop playing as Black Widow, urging them to swap to different characters for better team composition.
“Guys, I want to win the game and I know what will work and what won’t work. I’ve played this game for thousands of hours, ok?” he told viewers are a fiery set of practice games ended.
“I’ve been rank one before, I’ve been top 500 on every role. I’m very accomplished, I know what I’m doing, I’m not being egotistical about it, I’m simply stating the facts. I’m just here to win the tournament, I need that money, I’m f**king broke, I like money, and $3000 is a lot of money for me,” he added, noting he’d use it to pay part of his college tuition before revealing that he’d removed from the team.
Cecee addresses Kingsman being removed from event
Kingsman’s YouTube video on the situation has amassed close to 1 million views already, with many viewers questioning his former teammates over things.
One of those involved, Cecee, addressed it during his January 20 stream, claiming that the streamer was removed for saying “disrespectful things” about the event and the team.
“Basim was not having it. He asked me and I was like ‘if you think so’. Lowkey, I didn’t want the disrespect either. I didn’t want somebody on the team who was constantly going to s*it-talk us to his chat.”
Cecee apologizes to Kingsman265
She later apologized for calling Kingsman a “loser” over the drama and that she should have handled it better as captain.
“I also apologize for calling Kingsman a loser. And I should not have read that chat in the first place. It was very disrespectful as Kingsman was just trying to win. And as a leader, I needed to lead without emotions and a clear view. I said good vibes are important, but failed to create that properly,” she posted on X.
Kingsman265 returns to Twitch after drama
Despite being removed from the team, Kingsman has found success on Twitch in the aftermath of things.
“This is ridiculous, you have to stop. I’ve already made more than the $3000 that I would have won for first place in the tournament, so stop giving me money,” he said after going live on January 20 and being met by hundreds of new viewers.
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NBA teams mock Marvel Rivals drama
The controversy has made it’s way outside of Twitch too, with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks mocking Kingsman’s former teammates for losing on TikTok.
“This whole drama is so funny,” they posted.
Kingsman has since been achieved Partner status on Twitch and offered his services for several upcoming Marvel Rivals tournaments.
