Kai Cenat Working With Authorities After Multiple Swatting Attempts Amid His Streaming Event

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 04: Kai Cenat accepts the Streamer of the Year award during the 2022 YouTube Streamy Awards at the Beverly Hilton on December 04, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for dick clark productions)
Kai's massive profile is going to make this a challenging task for local police.

Kai Cenat is calling on some local reinforcements to help him accomplish another tremendous streaming feat. According to TMZ, The Bronx, New York native is currently in the middle of his Mafiathon 2 event, which is an uninterrupted month-long stream. It began on November 1, 6 p.m. EST. According to Esports Illustrated, 20 percent of the revenue accrued from it will go directly to helping build schools in Nigeria. He's also doing this to become the most subscribed streamer on the Twitch platform. It appears that he recently hit the goal during this event, however, it came with a scary price.

Multiple swatting attempts happened over this weekend with each one growing more serious. The first of which was actually a legit report of two trespassers on Cenat's property. They would eventually be peacefully removed by police. The second time would be when things got out of control. A "shooting at the home" eventually turned out to be a swatting call. Then, on Sunday Kai Cenat would have two more incidents. That's when the 22-year-old decided to do something about it.

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Police are now working with him for any future swatting calls. TMZ says that authorities have a phone line set up to where they can detect the validity of any incoming reports. The swatting issue is currently under investigation and no arrests have been made. This actually led to Kai being banned on Twitch for thankfully just a several minutes, though. Twitch carried this out due to him violating guidelines and such, but nothing concrete was revealed. It's possible it had to do with members of the SWAT being shown on camera. Helicopters and various vehicles were outside of the streamer's home during this tense moment.

What are your thoughts on Kai Cenat working alongside police officers over his swatting issue? Do you think this will negate any future attempts? Or will this ultimately hamper his chances to go through with Mafiathon 2? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Kai Cenat. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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