The Tfue/Ninja feud escalated on Twitter yesterday after Turner “Tfue” Tenney inadvertently leaked Mr. Beast’s phone number during the rock paper scissors charity tournament.
Mr. Beast hosted the event, which was meant to be streamed exclusively on YouTube and featured influencers competing for a chance to donate $250,000 to the charity of their choice. Even more money was made from donations, nearly $4 million were contributed to coronavirus relief funds throughout the day. The request for a YouTube-only stream was made to direct all donations to the program organizers and prevent streamers from making money off of the content.
Tfue either ignored or wasn’t made aware of the request and decided to stream the tournament anyway. As a result, a chat log that had Mr. Beast’s phone number in it was made visible to his viewers and Mr. Beast had to momentarily kill the stream.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins immediately took to Twitter to criticize Tfue’s actions.
The relationship between the two streamers is already fraught with ill will, largely stemming from an in-game rivalry that has its roots all the way back in H1Z1 days. Heightened tension as of late can be traced back to Tfue, who has targeted Ninja on Twitter with increasing frequency and even asked him to step into the ring in one of his YouTube vlogs.
Yesterday, Ninja’s provocation of Tfue was the last straw. In response to Ninja’s tweet, Turner said, “Ninja shouldn’t be talking shit, because he’s a p**sy and needs to keep his mouth shut.”
Jessica Blevins, Ninja’s wife and manager, was not to be left out of the back-and-forth. She responded to a tweet from Tfue’s brother, Jack, claiming that Tfue only did what he did because he’s “desperate for money.” She also claimed that Ninja only tweeted about Tfue because he was being blamed for the leak.
The thread continues as Jessica explains that he should have used his social following to direct his fans to the stream as requested. She also doubled down on her comment about Tfue’s money-grubbing, citing legal fees in his fight against FaZe Clan and his request to fight Ninja as clear reasons why he would hijack a charity stream for his own benefit.
Tfue ultimately apologized to Mr. Beast and donated $10,000 to the charity stream.
He also acknowledged the mistake on Twitter immediately after leaking the number and directed fans to the charity stream, which many saw as a clear indication that it was a genuine mistake.
Ninja has a history of oversharing on Twitter. He’s not afraid to speak his mind, which only really gets him into hot water when his tweets are directed at Tfue, who doesn’t shy away from conflict.
Turner’s attempt to bottle up his anger and remain civil with Ninja reached a critical mass earlier this year, and tensions have remained high since. Yesterday demonstrated just how eager both are to take swings at each other, even if it is only online.
