CINCINNATI, OHIO: IShowSpeed decided to pay $500 to console the family of a fan involved in a school incident. But netizens were scornful of the gesture as the streamer is worth millions.
In one of the recent live streams of Speed, he had a video-call conversation with the fan while the latter was at school, which ultimately led to the fan's suspension. The internet was abuzz with discussions about the incident.
During the latest livestream, Speed also had a conversation with the fan's mother, sparking speculation about his intentions.
Some speculated that the YouTuber tried to engage with the fan’s mother to negate the negative publicity from the incident. Read on to learn more about the exchange that took place as he offered $500 to support the fan's family.
IShowSpeed told fan's mother: 'I want to help you relieve yourself'
During a recent livestream hosted by Speed, he offered a fan's mother $500 as a gesture of apology after inadvertently causing her son's suspension from school.
Following the suspension, Speed had another video conversation with the fan after his return from school, during which the fan explained the trouble he got into with his mom.
This would have prompted the YouTuber to offer the $500, expressing to the fan's mother, "I want to help you relieve yourself. I can tell y'all got so much stress in your body and I want to get it out… I can tell by your voice, baby."
She was taken aback but amused, and Speed continued, saying, "I’m a 25-year-old financial man, you feel what I’m saying? I can help you."
The fan's mother questioned if he was trying to give her money, to which Speed asked for her Cash App account and promptly transferred the $500 to make amends.
However, after sending her the money, Speed took an unexpected turn by expressing romantic interest in the fan's mother, calling her "beautiful" and admitting he was trying to "make her mine."
He even mentioned, "I had my eyes on you for three months but your son kept gatekeeping," which left the fan feeling uncomfortable. Fortunately, the mother did not share Speed’s feelings.
IShowSpeed's gesture gets mixed reactions from followers
Upon watching the livestream clip of IShowSpeed, many fans flocked to the comment section and shared their perspectives. One fan said, "Good job speed, but you probably done damage to a lot more kids than just this one"
Another fan wrote, "Good guy speed, glad to see he made up for it to the student. Now the student has one hell of a story to tell his friends." The third fan said, "Only $500 when he’s a millionaire" The fourth user said, "Bro trying to rizz the mom now" The last user wrote, "should have been 5k"
