Kick has banned Johnny Somali from the platform after “promoting violent behavior” during an IRL stream in Israel.
Months after Johnny Somali was arrested twice on his trip toJapan, Kick has taken action and banned the streamer just days into his latest IRL adventure. On March 20, Somali, real name Ismael Ramsey Khalid, was banned onKick, and he is not happy about it.
Screenshots shared by Somali reveal that Kick decided to ban him for “promoting violent behavior,” but the suspension will expire on March 27, meaning it will only last a single week.
On Discord, the streamer said that his ban was due to being in Israel and ordered his community to “crash out.”
7 days ban. Johnny Somali is now in discord telling his community to “crash out” and attack Kick and CX community.#johnnysomali@KickStreamingpic.twitter.com/nTUacAz0xj
Accounts documenting Somali’s on-stream antics claim that it’s believed Somalimade death threatson stream, though these accusations have not been proven.
Somali, meanwhile,allegesthat he was banned because he said he would defend himself against a stream sniper and the ban was “unfair.”
Kickスタッフに交渉してくれとサスペンダスに泣きつくジョニーソマリサムパンディも3日以下になったからABZに話してみるとの回答pic.twitter.com/wNoUAaP2Yw
The ban comes days after the controversial Kick streamer said he would be visiting South Korea and even warned that he wouldslap a BTS memberat some point on the trip.
Prior to his Israel trip, Somali caused disturbances in Japan bystarting fightswith locals,trespassing on construction sites, and making racist remarks towards train passengers, including threatening torepeat Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
He wasfined ¥200,000by a Japanese court after he was arrested for obstructing the business of a restaurant in Osaka by playing loud music.
While back in the United States, the streamer laughed about how he hadlied to the judgeand lead detective on the case.
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