Kai Cenat wasn’t within the temper for Kanye West reward throughout a livestream on the 2025 American Music Awards on Sunday (Might 18) when a person interrupted his broadcast to indicate like to the controversial rapper.
The Twitch star was initially laughing and chatting with a younger lady accompanying the person, however issues took a flip when the dialog shifted to Kanye West.
The person started, “The place’s Kanye at? We need to say — we love Ye. We love Ye for being outspoken, regardless, as a result of it’s America, and I believe it’s an amazing factor to reside in a free nation. Don’t you, Kai?… I believe he’s an amazing man… God bless you, Kai.”
Cenat didn’t hesitate to close it down.
“So, you actually hopped my stream, figuring out my affect, to come back on right here and say that?” Cenat stated, visibly aggravated.
The person tried to double down on his assist for West, calling him a “nice man,” however Cenat wasn’t having it.
“I believe I need to shield my power. However I’m going to politely ask you, get out of right here, guys. Please! All proper, I get it, however I don’t need that,” he stated, chopping the second quick.
Kai Cenat will get upset after this man pulled up figuring out he was streaming to shout out Kanye West for being “outspoken” 😳 pic.twitter.com/0STYSQxfcB
— ryan 🤿 (@scubaryan_) Might 26, 2025
Kai Cenat Cancels Kanye West Livestream
Cenat and West have a rocky historical past that’s performed out publicly over the previous 12 months. The 2 met outdoors the 2025 Grammys, the place Cenat recalled being impressed by West’s dramatic entrance in twin chrome Maybachs. “When he pulled up, he hopped out gradual movement, I seen the aura,” Cenat stated. “He had all black on with some boots. His tooth had been bust down. He dapped me up and stated, ‘I recognize, bro. I’ll see you tonight.’ You understand we’re gonna go to Tokyo. He stated we gonna get on stream and see what occurs.”
That stream by no means occurred.
Cenat later pulled the plug after West posted a collection of antisemitic messages in February 2025.
Addressing his viewers, Cenat stated, “I’m gonna go forward and handle the elephant within the room… I don’t know what’s occurring, bro. I believe it’s GGs.” He added, “I seen the tweets. I don’t know what’s occurring. I believe it’s [over]. It’s loopy… It’s simply again to again to again.”
Kai Cenat CONFIRMS the Kanye stream is NO longer occurring ❌
“I seen the tweets… its GGs” pic.twitter.com/OSbc5Zziwa
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 8, 2025
West didn’t take the cancellation evenly. He lashed out at Cenat, saying, “F### Kai Cenat,” and claimed, “I invented the streaming s### with Donda,” accusing Cenat of stealing his concepts.
The 2 had beforehand patched issues up after West despatched Cenat some Yeezy gear — which didn’t match.
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