'YOU ARE SPEWING LIES!' Pokimane JiDion Ninja Scandal Gets Messy, Boris, Ukraine, & Today's News

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00:00 - Streamers Speak Out on Controversy with Pokimane, Ninja, and JiDion
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Streamers Speak Out on Controversy with Pokimane, Ninja, and JiDion:

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Boris Johnson Says He Didn’t Know Garden Party Broke Lockdown Rules:

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[PhilipDeFranco]

I hate to say it but I think Carter was lying when he said he loved you. I hate that you had to find out this way...

[MiniatureRanni]

Ninja: "I'm texting my representative"
Pokimane: "He texted his representative"
Ninja: "This is literally defamation and lying to control the narrative."

[Ryan_Wiseman]

Phil (in 2019): Calling me daddy is weird
Phil (in 2022): Wassup I am your news daddy

[teancoffee]

"And you are making a big mistake" Yeah, no, I immediately took that as a threat bc Ninja is a major asshole. For him and his wife to threaten a lawsuit against Poke when Ninja was posturing and 100% provided the fuel for her response- its preposterous. He did more damage to his reputation- among ADULTS- than Poke ever did with her response to his alleged stupid, drama baiting farce.

[chrisblake]

I'm not really invested in the whole Poki/Ninja thing, but I will say this- when smart people are really considering legal action, they don't send messages like Ninja's wife did. They shut up and let their lawyers draft the letter, because anything they say prior to that just makes the lawyer's job harder. You know who does send messages like that? Blowhards who think they can throw their weight around to get what they want. Anyone with an ounce of legal knowledge wouldn't try to claim defamation like that because they'd know it's a very tough standard to meet.

[Imurai]

"I swear on my dead grandfather's life."
Mate, he's dead. You can't swear on his life, he's dead.

[endless]

"Hey I texted my Twitch rep" "Look guys he texted his Twitch rep, why would he do that?" "No I never texted my Twitch rep, you are making things up and I am going to sue you!"

[AnI-Stuart]

I’m not a fan of pokimane, but either way, ninja is perpetuating the worst part of twitch. Either by actively supporting or lying about supporting and still continuing the harassment. The fact that pokimane brought up the literal stream and then was threatened with legal action is laughable. There’s no way ninja is coming out on top in this situation

[kaykolesnyk]

As someone who lives in Kyiv, I'm absolutely bricking it. Every time I go to sleep, I'm terrified of waking up and seeing the news that we've been invaded. And with the family that ran from the east of the country back in 2014 I feel nothing but despair

[iGotBulletproof-Insomnia]

Anyone else get kind of anxious when they hear about giant corporations (ie Google, Amazon, Disney, Microsoft, Apple) buying other businesses? It just feels like eventually everything will be owned by like, five companies and I swear school taught me there were laws to prevent these things.

[tash]

It's so funny to me that this whole ninja situation could've been avoided if he didn't send that "you made a big mistake" text. Literally he could've just said hey, it was a joke I didn't actually text my rep, I didn't understand the full context of the situation etc. And that would have been it and over. Him and his wife just really couldn't help themselves huh

[florencegielen]

I don’t understand why ninja would threaten to sue for defamation, when all she did was take his words at face value.

[Harrison_J_T]

If Ninja pretended to send a text them explain that to Pokimane, don't just say 'You made a big mistake' and then threaten legal action. Also how is it defamation if she's reacting to a public stream?! It's not defamation if it's true.

[DamianM]

Trey doesn’t love us, he loves the skeletons inside of us

[thomaswillard]

Carter: "I love everyone"
Trey: "My favourite thing about my friends is their bones"

[xMushroomFairy]

The Pokimane/Ninja/JiDion situation is stupid. DiJion sent hate raids to Pokimanes stream not just saying "L+ Ratio" but also calling her derogatory terms and telling her to kill herself. This is against Twitch TOS, so JiDion gets banned. Ninja tries to help him get unbanned AS SEEN ON VIDEO and Pokimane asks Ninja/Jessica for an apology or explanation, and Jessica and NInja respond by gaslighting her telling her that what she LITERALLY SAW ON VIDEO never happened, then threatens Pokimane with a lawsuit. How is ANY of this Pokimanes fault?

[honeyyb]

Tyler and his wife threatening legal action against Pokimane just for reacting to something he put online is beyond egotistical and just plain dumb. Like they really showed their true characters here and I don't see how anyone could want to support Ninja after responding this way. Doesn't matter if he was pretending or not.

[freebein]

When Phil's boy responds "I love you" when asked if he wants to say anything to the fans.... he has a good dad.

[thelexicon]

Wild that this started with "Ninja's wife threatened to sue Pokimane in the Twitter DMs" and ended with "We're at the brink of WWIII"

[amycia]

As a British citizen, I've always hated having Boris in charge. This newest controversy is the tip of the iceberg of the last few years of incompetence and trickery.