Kai Cenat’s New Stream Is Honestly Just Depressing

0:00 A year ago, Kaisenat became the first streamer to reach a million subscribers on Twitch. >> I'm glad I got family around me. I'm glad I have my friends around me. I'm glad I have y'all. >> A year later, almost to the day, one of those friends left. >> But I put everybody before me for so long. And for the first time in my life, I'm about to put myself first. Just feel like I don't got no friends and I'm going to isolate myself, bro. >> Less than a month later, that friend was being served [music] court papers. >> I thought the Clover Boys was my bro. Long before he could buy a house for his friends, [music] Kaisenat spent part of his childhood in shelters with his mother and his siblings before establishing themselves in an apartment [music] around Courtland Avenue in the Bronx, New York. He posted his first YouTube video on January 14th, [music] 2018 while he was still in high school.

0:45 >> WELCOME TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL. >> Two years later, he left college because he was struggling to keep up with classes and videos at the same time. >> I'm dropping out of college. College is not for me. feel like I could really pursue my dreams with this YouTube. I know y'all. >> Around then, a YouTube group from New York called AM was filming an outfit competition in a Walmart. Kai was the last to join AM as a trainee after being invited by Phantom. >> Yes, sir. Let's go. >> And the next winter, [music] he started streaming on Twitch. 2 years after that, he became the most subscribed streamer Twitch had ever seen with over 300,000 subscribers. >> [music] >> The next time he ran another Mafia thon, he finished with over 700,000,000.

1:33 [screaming] >> In the spring of last year, he showed his viewers around an empty house in Atlanta. >> I done bought a house for my friends. They are about to go crazy. >> There were six of them. He'd already bought every one of them a queen bed and a new PC. If everything goes like how it's supposed to, this is probably the best thing I've ever did. >> Some of them he'd known for years and some he'd recently met. >> For some reason, I just know when people are going to bond together really well, and these six people are going to bond together really well. >> And when he got to Reggie, >> and Reggie has a lot of potential. Mark my words right now. Y clip it right now. I think Reggie is going to be [music] huge. >> They became known as the Clover Boys, consisting of six members. A month

2:19 later, the group launched a channel of their own. They put out five videos in five weeks. >> What it do, YouTube? We're here with [music] the boys and it's another day. [singing] >> Then the channel went quiet for 7 and 1/2 months. While Kai had become the most subscribed streamer once again before taking a break, Clover's on the other hand didn't last [music] long. The band had been disbanded before even finishing a year. In Reggie's recent the truth about Clover Boys video, he explained, "The real reason why I left Clover is because I felt left out and I felt like Kai didn't want to care about us no more, which is okay, and I'm not mad. He did everything for us, but at the same time, if you don't care about me no more, let me go and be great." Over the next few days, the falling

3:06 [music] out turned into something far more serious until Reggie went on Instagram live and accused Kai himself. That night, Kaisenat went live. before he got into any of it. >> Ads completely off. I don't want to make any money from this stream. You better not post this. Ain't nobody got to sub to me. Ain't nobody got to do The that we are seeing right now is serious. He's genuinely losing himself. >> He'd come with notes and screenshots to answer it line by line. >> This whole thing not supposed to be on the internet, but it gets to a point where I'm going to have to defend my name and I'm done being nice. Reggie been losing his mind for the last 5 days. I was in Iceland handling offcreen. His first item is a screenshot Reggie had posted of their messages. >> He said, "But I want to talk to you." I said, "Okay, bet. I am here to talk to you." He said, "Yo, answer this call.

3:52 This important." He said this at 2:32 a.m. He literally says, "Why leave me on scene?" First lie right there. Reggie, I called you the same minute you asked for help. >> There wasn't any recording of the call, so what follows is Kai's version of it. >> I'm going to say exactly verbatim. Reggie calls me. He's just talking, blabbing. The first thing he says, "Bro, I am grateful for you." I'm like, "Okay, thank you, bro. I appreciate you, too, bro. I'm very grateful for you as well." He going to say, "You know I got so much potential, but you know what's crazy? You know I could destroy you, right?" I say, [screaming] "Reggie, what you mean destroy me?" He ends up panicking and say, "Oh, no, no, no, no. You looking at the wrong way." I said, "What you mean, bro?" He then goes on to talk about Tilz and everybody around me. He said he's going to smack the out me when he see me, beat me up when he see me. He

4:37 said, "I never ever did anything for him and I never helped him." >> And to answer that, he puts his spending on screen. >> I've invested 3.7 million into what I thought was going to be amazing. >> But almost as soon as it's up, >> take away money, rope, let's not even talk about money. It's already spent. It's already done. >> Instead, he gets into the emotions. Months of his texts with Reggie, then the calls of the past few days. >> I said, "I love you too, gang. That's how it should be. Inspire each other. How you feeling? You okay?" This is back when Mr. Beast got every other streamer and overlooked Reggie. I made sure to reach out to him and say, "How come you're not at Mr. Beast shit?" >> By his birthday in April, the texts were getting serious. >> What happened to the motivational youth club EVERY NIGHT? I'M YOUR REAL FRIEND. NOBODY CALLING you out on that. Just remember that. He said, "Bro, I've never been this turn before. Can I live a

5:24 little?" >> Greggie had accused Kai of trying to influence his cameraman. [music] Kai's account of the past few days starts with that cameraman. >> In the middle of the night, I'm in Iceland. I get a phone call by his cameraman hiding away from you because he was afraid people was after Reggie in Alaska chat. >> Reggie c from somebody and owed him money and did not pay him. I instantly paid Reggie's debt so he would not get hurt in Alaska, bro. >> Later, on a live of his own, Reggie answered that part. >> And to the guy who said that I stole from him in Alaska, I never stole from you, bro. Anybody who know me know I don't steal. >> By Kai's account, the calls after that [music] turned into threats. So, he rang his lawyer. He tried to manipulate my cameraman. Okay, Reggie. So now you're sober and this is how you feel. He said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. When I see you, I'm I'm smacking the shelves." When I heard the threats, I got a professional

6:10 involved. And I called my lawyer. He said more than likely he is experiencing psychosis. >> When he's through the texts and the calls [music] >> now listen, let's go ahead and address the serious allegations real quick. [music] This calling me a Regin. Are you serious? You pulled that card. Reggie's accusation involved a young member of the group. It had started the same weekend he announced he was leaving. In a video he called part one. He says, >> "I'mma just be real. He said the truth will set you free and I've been running from this for so long." >> In it, he spoke about abuse he says he suffered when young. >> James Matt, you know what you did? You took advantage of me when I was young and you had me questioning myself my whole life. >> And then he turned to Kai. >> Kai, you wrong as hell cuz you know somebody took advantage of her Kai and that's why he acting like that. He went

6:56 live on Instagram and went after Kai himself. >> Everybody [snorts] get in here and I'mma tell the truth and I want y'all to understand this one thing. Kai, he run Twitch and that's why I can't be over there no more. I'm never going to stream on Twitch again. See, I've been crying here for days. I'm talking about con >> Kai denies the accusation and no evidence for it has been made public. >> Reggie, how dare you play with a topic that serious? After all the real conversations we done had behind the scenes after everything I have done, you going to do this to me? >> PART TWO, I GOT THE EVIDENCE. PART TWO COME NO EVIDENCE. WHERE IS YOUR PROOF? WHERE IS YOUR PROOF, BRO? >> A week later on another live, Reggie answered that. >> People keep saying, "Show evidence. Show proof. Show this." Did y'all see the evidence on Diddy? And I'm not going to lie to ruin no man's reputation. Proof all over the internet. That's the good thing about a digital footprint. >> Kai had seemed fed up.

7:41 >> If you ever feel like I wasn't BEING A GOOD FRIEND, my messages SHOW OTHERWISE. I'M DONE BEING NICE and I'm done helping. >> And he gives his own reason for it. >> You done been around for so LONG, BUT YOU AIN'T say nothing. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING cuz you felt left out. Is it for the kids? What is it for? You went FROM OKAY KNOW WHAT THIS PERSON DID TO K DID IT. >> Then he goes after the other streamers >> and every you calling they're capitalizing off your suffering and is fake. That made me sick. I don't have a life outside of streaming and it show. >> And he answers the reason Reggie gave for leaving. >> And it hurt me to say that he felt left out. Gang, I just called you by the Wolverine stream gang. I just invited you to my fashion show. Said I was watching YouTube videos. >> And he gets mad at others for being careless. >> These made me lose MY FRIEND. AIN'T NOBODY STOP REGGIE from taking from taking shrooms. >> On the other hand, Reggie had spoken

8:26 about that too. >> And y'all keep [music] saying that's so annoying because when a man is speaking his truth, y'all going to tell him he least. That's why men don't speak. >> In the live where he'd announced he was leaving just days earlier. >> I don't know what I ever did so wrong. Damn, I don't deserve love for my bros. And why the hell is everybody acting like it's so crazy for me to want to be loved and you and you shelf? [music] You trying to put me on a shelf because you know I got potential. And then when I finally turned it around and got good PR, you still didn't care. As for the accusation itself, Kai wants it dealt with off the internet. >> Call the cops and show the evidence CUZ GUESS WHAT? I'M calling the cops. I'm suing you, brother. I still have sympathy for you because I know you, not yourself. But it's gone too far. >> And on the lawsuit in that same live, >> if [music] Kai says that he's going to sue me, I'm saving my evidence for court. Let's do it then. I know everything. And I'm sorry what happened

9:12 to you in the past and I'm so sorry to hear that. And I wish you just gave me a chance to talk to you about that. I'm so sorry that the world had to hear that. >> Once he said his piece, he turns to what it's done to him. >> I did not want to bring this to the internet. I'm scared. I think a lot of this is premeditated and I'm seeing former SU students reposting it. Y so fake. BUT I PUT EVERYBODY BEFORE me for so long. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME in my life, I'm about to put myself first. I just feel like I don't got no friends and I'm going to isolate myself, bro. >> And when he turns back to Reggie, >> I hope whoever around him hold him, bro. And you get professional help. It hurts so bad, bro. I tried to call Reggie this entire time. No answer. I'm one man, bro. Reggie, I don't have no problems with you, bro. But I know my innocence. I know how pure I am, bro. I still feel bad and sad because, bro, you turned

9:57 into somebody completely different that I don't know anymore. Like, when I started this in 2019, I didn't expect all this to happen like this. But I'm done extending my arm. I'm done doing it. And I'm still going to be here. >> 8 years to the day after his first upload, he posted a video titled, "I quit." During his long break, he took off from streaming. That is why I quit. I quit [music] thinking in my head of the goals I want to achieve and not pursuing them because I'm primarily known for one [music] thing and super scared to step out that box and [music] try new things. I quit overthinking. I'm not sad. It's just for some reason I'm having like a lot of self-doubt because [music] it's out of fear of stepping back from what I'm primarily known for, which is content creation and

10:44 pursuing in another goal. >> About 2 weeks before Let's Talk, he posted [music] Don't Quit, a film of the months leading up to his clothing brand's first runway show. >> I think I'm going just go with whatever feels right within the moment, but I said I wanted to put the clothing brand out publicly like that removed mad weight off my chest. back on the live before he signs off. He says, "And I want every kid out there to know, bro, there's more than life than the internet. Get out there and explore. Not everything has to be on the [music] internet." >> And then to Reggie >> and Reggie, get help, bro. I know ain't going to be the same, bro. And I love you, bro, but get help. Can't help you. And I have to protect my name. I don't even know who I'm talking to anymore. But chat, I had to come on here, bro. I dropped everything I was doing in New York. I got on the next flight and said I had to address this. And I'm going to say like everything that happens after this, I'm handling it offline. I'm no longer going to help.

11:30 Your mom shut down on me. I can't get a hold of you. The [singing and music] people around you not even trying to help. I'm just done. I'm over it. >> 2 minutes after the stream ended, Reggie posted part two. [music] >> Stop playing with me. And I'm going to let everybody know Kasanette is a PDF. Yes, I [music] said it. Kasette is a PDF. The reason why all of this is even coming about cuz a man can get to his breaking point. Bro, at what point is it ever okay to abandon your friends? Bro, they left me by myself on Thanksgiving. I didn't have nobody. My dad died. my homie. I don't care about money and Kai never gave us a salary. Yes, Kai put us on and Kai is talented, but that doesn't mean he's not an evil person. >> That same night, Rey, [music] another of the six from that house, said goodbye to the group, stating, "Thank you for everything, Kaisen." Followed up by, "Officially left, Clover." Minutes after the stream [music] ended, Kai also

12:16 followed up with a tweet stating, "Put you first." He didn't stream again for more than a week. Then he sparked [music] another stream. It was titled, "Leave me alone." >> Chat, how are y'all doing today? Hopefully you guys are doing great. I'm doing fantastic. I'm not going to lie. For the month of October, it was supposed to be stacked. Well, it is stacked, but it was supposed to start off so strong, but you know, you know, things happened and I had to move things around just to make sure I'm good in real life. You feel what I'm saying? >> Midway through a story about that weekend's booth, he shuts chat down about a fight. >> Like, bro, leave me alone, gang. Shut the up. Shut up. You're not talking about no bro. I'm on a new frequency, gang. later talking about a trip he has planned. >> It's amazing, bro. And and you know with me and Ray going back to Japan, like you

13:02 don't know what's going to happen, bro. Like us returning to Japan, bro. I was traveling [music] in 2023, bro. >> Later opening a viewer's gift. >> Like, you know, bro, you you want to know what gets me so emotional, chat? Y'all actually love me, bro. Like, that is so crazy, G. And I just want to say thank y'all, chat. I ain't going to lie, chat. Thank you guys, bro. LIKE, Y'ALL KNOW HOW TO MAKE ME HAPPY, BRO. Like anytime I want to chair up, bro, I just I just turn the chat on, gang. >> In 4 hours, he doesn't mention Reggie once. While Kai was still live, Reggie went live, too, for a few minutes and stood by what he'd said. He said he'd spent months [music] trying to get the group to make videos together. He said he was finished with streaming. >> I really It's really getting to a point where as though I feel like everybody who just texted me now, if it's not genuine, please just leave me alone, please. I don't I'm not bothering

13:48 [music] anybody, bro. But I've been going through a lot lately. Um, I'm going to get therapy. I've been trying to get better. I've been slowing down on the abuse. [music] So, I appreciate everybody who support me. I've been praying a lot. The truth going to always sound [music] crazy in the world for the lies, bro. So, I'm just waiting on the court case and God willing, I got my lawyer ready. I'm just ready. [music] >> Less than 2 weeks later, the four members still in the group went out in New York together [music] live, still wearing their clover chains. I said all that. >> The next night, [music] Kai went live from Tokyo with Ray at the 7-Eleven where Ray had first walked up to him [music] 3 years earlier. >> Yeah, Chad, we here. Yeah. Yeah. Yo. >> Oh my god. >> Cut, cut, cut, bro. Watch the back, dude.

14:34 >> Yo, my dream. >> Reggie that week was still waiting for the court papers. Within 2 days, he posted that they'd come. And the same week he put out a music video and it opens on the moment he was served. [music] >> Travis. >> Yes, sir. >> No, I got I'm serving [music] temporary protective order right there. >> Yeah. >> The papers he held up looked like a request from Kai's side for a temporary protective order. >> He tried to say all this weird stuff. He tried to send a cease and desist. This won't stand in court, buddy. But I'll see you in court. And I do have my lawyer, Mr. C. Thank you for this, bro. >> That Saturday, he went live on Twitch and called it his last stream there ever. >> I'mma miss all y'all all my real

15:20 members. Miss y, I can't even lie, bro. Genuinely, we came a long way, bro. You know what I'm saying? I I reached a million followers on here. I've reached a million followers on here. That's all I ever wanted to do. I just [snorts] wanted to make my mom proud. And my mom got to see me shine. I [snorts] thought the CO [music] boys was my bros and that's where I lost it at that. Right. Don't ever listen to me. All my future creators, [music] people that's creating right now, don't ever be too friendly. Always keep everybody at bay. Don't tell these people nothing. Don't invite them in your [music] space. Don't give them your energy. Don't get too close to these people. Yes. Kai really did what I said he did. Yes. Yes. I have proof. Yes. And I hate that y'all make it one-sided. Y'all make it seem [music] like now I can't live my life, but he can go to

16:06 Japan and go have fun. When it's me, it's always something, bro. Thank y'all so much for [music] just supporting me over these years, bro. It been a nice ride, bro. But the Clover era is officially over. You will never see me claiming Clover ever again. You'll never see me hanging with none of them.