Fousey’s permanent kicking ban | Know your meme
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Fousey’s permanent kicking ban | Know your meme

Overview

Fousey’s permanent kicking ban refers to the permanent ban from it Kick streaming platform for controversial internet personality Yousef Fousey in early November 2024. Fousey’s perma-ban occurred due to a disturbing incident where he threatened to harm himself during a live stream, which has also sparked significant backlash and sparked widespread reactions on social media platforms.

Background

On November 3, 2024, Yousef “Fousey” was permanently banned from Kick shortly after launching his planned 30-day continuous live stream, which faced several technical issues that triggered an emotional outburst from the creator. X-site ViralLiveClips posted a clip of the moment Fousey made regarding self-harm statements, which garnered more than 436,000 views and 948 likes in one day.

The development

Kick’s statement

On November 3, 2024, Kicks CEO Eddie responded to a text message sent by streamer Sam Pepper about Fousey’s ban from the platform, writing “No more Fousey, man. This ain’t good for nobody.” X user @scubaryan_ shared a clip of Sam’s stream (see below) showing the moment the Kick CEO talks about the ban, garnering more than 642,000 views and 4,400 likes in one day.

Fousey’s response

After the streamer was permanently banned from Kick, he posted a statement on the X account, writing that his emotional outburst occurred after he “lost it under pressure and ended up saying things I’m not proud of. I know I take responsibility for my actions. , but the scheme broke me.” He also said that he will not return to Kick even if the ban is lifted. His statement (see below) garnered more than 944 likes and 43 reposts since it was posted on November 3, 2024.


fousey @fousey Subscribe BEST @StakeEddie @KickStreaming @adinross @Drake @Stake, What you have done for me this past year is something no other company has ever offered. I was in the top 1% on YouTube, but I never even knew who the CEO was. But with KICK, I got the chance to fly out, share my vision for the next year - a vision that I thought would change the internet forever - and you listened. You believed in me. When I was in mental health last year, you never hesitated. You kept the contract and when I came back you gave me a raise within the first month. You even considered a $100 million deal for the future. I really want to say that I love you, and this message is not about you. This is bigger. Tonight I made a serious promise to myself and my team. I swore to my grandmother, my mother and God that this was my last shot. I told my team:

Reactions online

The fallout from Fousey’s permanent suspension from Kick inspired several reactions online, as news of the incident spread quickly in early November 2024 and fans expressed their concern for the streamer’s mental health. For example, on November 3, 2024, TikTok user @nizzyhypetalks posted a video expressing his opinion about Fousey’s “crash out”: which received approximately 12,000 plays and 585 likes in one day.

@nizzyhypetalks fousey suspended indefinitely from kick #fousey #kick #stay #banner #viral #fyp #for you #yawning #greenscreen ♬ Original Sound – Aura

Redditors also commented on the streamer’s permanent ban from Kick, as user starcraft2020 posted on November 3, 2024, showing a screenshot of Sam Pepper’s stream and writing “Kick owner Eddie has confirmed that Fousey will be permanently banned from KICK.” The post garnered more than 2,500 upvotes and 234 comments in one day.

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