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Fox Sports
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fox Sports
YouTube Star IShowSpeed to Rep MLS in All-Star Skills Challenge
The stars will be out for the 2025 MLS All-Star Skills Challenge, and that includes content creators. MLS announced on Thursday that YouTube star and media personality IShowSpeed will participate in the All-Star Skills Challenge, which is on Tuesday, July 22 at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. IShowSpeed, whose official name is Darren Watkins Jr., rose to fame as a teenager, primarily producing soccer-related content and live-streaming. Watkins, 20, has 42.5 million YouTube subscribers. IShowSpeed won the Streamer of the Year and Best International Streamer awards at the 2024 Streamer Awards. As for the All-Star Game (Wednesday, July 23), Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano provided an honest answer on whether he wants his stars, Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba, to compete in the spectacle. "The players are called up, I would like them to be able to rest, but that is not my decision," Mascherano said on Friday, according to ESPN. "I know how important the All Star [Game] is, and as far as I know there is no decision from the club, everything is as normal." Messi and Alba, who were previously teammates at Barcelona in La Liga, are each in their third seasons at Inter Miami. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience MLS recommended Item 1 of 1 Get more from the MLS Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more in this topic
Fast Company
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fast Company
$100,000, 100 streamers: IShowSpeed and Jynxzi's Fortnite tournament is already drawing excitement
IShowSpeed and Jynxzi are teaming up to host a $100,000 Fortnite tournament, bringing together 100 top creators for what's shaping up to be the biggest celebrity Fortnite match to date. During one of IShowSpeed's streams last week, he FaceTimed fellow streamer Jynxzi, and the two broke the news: a $100,000 Fortnite tournament featuring 100 streamers is coming soon. While the FNCS (Fortnite Champion Series) is the official Fortnite tournament—taking place between September 6 and 7 in Lyon, France—creator-led events like IShowSpeed and Jynxzi's are increasingly stealing the spotlight. With competitive prize pools and added entertainment value, they're drawing in casual fans who might not typically follow formal esports. 'Insane for smaller streamers. This will change a life!' wrote one X user in response to the news. '$100K and 100 streamers? Chaos loading…' added another. Insane for smaller streamers. This will change a life! — Chloe Donald (@ChloeDonald_) July 8, 2025 Speed got his start streaming from his bedroom in Cincinnati. Today, he boasts over 41.9 million YouTube subscribers and 874,000 Twitch followers, and was named Streamer of the Year at the 2024 Streamer Awards. Like Speed, Jynxzi is an avid gamer. With 7.6 million Twitch followers, he ranks as the sixth most-subscribed Twitch streamer of all time. He was voted Best Breakthrough Streamer and Gamer of the Year at the 2024 Streamer Awards. The tournament will likely be streamed live across both Speed and Jynxzi's Twitch and YouTube channels, as multi-platform broadcasting becomes the norm for creators aiming to reach wider audiences. The event will exclusively feature content creator participants, who are also expected to stream their own POVs. This will give fans the chance to follow gameplay from their favorite channels in real time. It's another example of gaming and digital entertainment continuing to converge, with creators driving cross-genre, community-centered events. No official date has been confirmed, but Speed hinted it would happen 'in the next upcoming weeks.' Stay tuned.
The Independent
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Twitch streamers receive death threats during live stream on Santa Monica Pier
Three popular Twitch streamers managed to flee a stalker who threatened to kill them before chasing them along Santa Monica Pier in California while they were in the midst of a livestream. Cinna, 28, Valkyrae, 33, and Emiru, 27, who are watched by millions on a range of social media platforms, were hosting a week-long marathon stream in California on Sunday evening. Things took a bad turn when a man suddenly became persistent, demanding one of the girl's phone numbers, and started issuing threats when she refused, despite innocently posing for a selfie moments before. The Santa Monica Police confirmed they were investigating the chilling incident after it was captured on one of the online star's livestreams. 'Let's take a picture', the man suggests, while the three streamers laugh and pose for the photo. One of the girls is then heard candidly remarking how 'sweet' the fan was. Later, the young man, who changed into a new outfit at this stage in the stream, then asks for Emiru's number. She quickly reacts, telling the man, 'I don't have a phone' and begins nervously walking away. The man persists and asks her to put her number into his phone. A panicked Emiru, real name Emily Schunk, says: 'I don't know how to use a phone – I'm sorry!' But the man, who introduced himself as Russell, fails to acknowledge the rejection and states: 'Wait, wait, wait – I'm just going to keep following her.' At that point, Cinna interjects, screaming to the man: 'You're going to have to get in line, there's too many stalkers!' Brittany Lynn Watts, who goes under the moniker of Cinna, has nearly 600K followers on Twitch, was named best female streamer at the Streamer Awards last year. The girls frantically start running away and 'Russell' is heard yelling: 'I'm going to kill you right now.' Valkyrae, real name Rachell Marie Hofstetter, revealed they had informed Santa Monica police of the incident, who confirmed reports of an individual who had issued threats, according to the BBC. The suspect reportedly managed to flee the pier and investigators are looking into surveillance and witness statements to understand 'the total picture', said Lt. Lewis Gilmour to Fox11 Los Angeles. Speaking about the incident, a day later on X, Valkyrae, also revealed that the stalker 'reached into his pockets multiple times' prompting her to run. She added: 'I'll never be out without a taser/pepper gun ever again, I'll never joke about being strong enough to handle being attacked again, and I'll always take threats like this seriously.' In a statement Monday, Cinna described the ordeal as terrifying. 'We're very much in shock [...] that does not do it justice for how scary it was', she added. According to the Department of Justice in 2023, statistics show that one in three women face stalking in their lifetimes – a statistic that is half as high for men.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
Man threatens to kill Twitch streamers during livestream from LA
Three US Twitch streamers say they're grateful to be unhurt after a man threatened to kill them during a live stream. Cinna, Valkyrae and Emiru, who have millions of followers between them, had been taking part in a week-long marathon stream in Los Angeles on Sunday night. A man who introduced himself as Russell appeared on their stream from Pacific Park, Santa Monica, and reappeared about half an hour later saying "I'll kill you right now" when Emiru refused to share her contact details. Valkyrae, real name Rachell Marie Hofstetter, said they had spoken to Santa Monica police, who confirmed reports of an individual had made threatening statements. Cinna, real name Brittany Lynn Watts, has 500K followers on Twitch and was recognised last year at the Streamer Awards as best female streamer. In a follow up stream on Monday, she and Valkyrae became emotional as they spoke about what happened. "It sucks that a marathon that was to highlight women streamers is unfortunately ending up on one of the worst things that can happen to a female streamer," Cinna said. "We're very thankful it didn't end with one of us getting seriously hurt." In the stream on Sunday, a man was seen asking Emiru, real name Emily Schunk, for her phone number after the three streamers got off a fairground ride. When she says she doesn't have her phone, he suggests she enter her number into his, but she responds: "I don't know how to use a phone, I'm sorry". "I'm just going to keep following her," he says in response. The streamers then walk away, pull their hoods up and put on sunglasses while they wait for food before spotting the man again seconds later. He then chases the women, saying "I'll kill you right now" as they scream, run away and call for security. A Santa Monica Police spokesman told BBC Newsbeat officers escorted the streamers from the pier and conducted a search for the suspect. However, they said they had been unable to find him. "We are aware of video footage circulating online related to the incident and are reviewing the information that has been shared publicly," the spokesperson added. On Monday, Cinna said a clip from the stream, which has been shared widely online, "does not do it justice for how scary it was". "It is an attempt on our life and we are taking it very seriously. "He said he was going to kill us, he kept trying to get something out of his pocket. We had to run into a store screaming that somebody was going to kill us." Valkyrae, who has 3.4m followers on Instagram, said she hopes it's a "learning for other streamers". "It only takes one person, so be careful." Posting on X, she also said what happened demonstrates the "harsh reality women live in" and hit out at online comments that it was staged to drive hits. "Seeing accounts accusing my friends and I for faking this and blaming us instead of questioning the man's behaviour has been embarrassing to see. "I've learned it doesn't matter how much I accomplish in this industry or how much I try to gain respect, some men will hate women and blame women no matter the situation." Emiru did not appear in the follow-up stream on Monday but posted on X afterwards. "I wish I could say this was some kind of one-in-a-million incident, but the truth is, it is not," she said. "This is what life is like for girls. "I hope if anything, people see what happened and realise how much of a reality it is for women and content creators as a whole." BBC Newsbeat has contacted Pacific Park for comment. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here.
