Streamer N3on Threatened to Assault a Minor and Was Only Temporarily Banned From Kick

It seems like streamers are always getting themselves into trouble. Popular Kick streamer N3on, whose real name is Rangesh Mutama, is no exception to this. Over the years, he has been known to fake his death and try to stir up controversy, namely with Adin Ross. He even once told his followers that he had three and a half days to live, creating worry among some of his fans before it was later proved to be a hoax.

But it seems that he's finally received some disciplinary action for his misdeeds. N3on was temporarily banned from Kick, though his platform has since been reinstated. But what happened to prompt this immediate ban?

During a stream on March 14, 2024, N3on began a conversation with a 10-year-old. Why he decided to bring the minor onto the stream isn't entirely clear, but during the conversation the child said "I'll beat the s--t out of you and your fat girlfriend, bro."

This prompted N3on to begin screaming at the kid, asking for his name so he could leak the child's information online (also known as doxxing). He also threatened to sexually assault the child, violently describing how he would do so on stream.

This, of course, resulted in an immediate ban for N3on, whose entire profile on Kick was briefly unavailable. Following the news, plenty of people online were unfazed by N3on's ban, with some suggesting he should remain permanently banned from the platform.

Just days later, though, N3on's account was reinstated. He released a video less than one and a half minutes long on his YouTube channel just two days after the incident, titled "I'm Sorry.."

"As a person in my career I've made a lot of mistakes and I've made a lot of bad decisions, but that was by far one of my worst things I've ever said or done and I want to sincerely apologize for what I said," he said in the short video. "That was not something that comes out of a person like me's mouth ever. I don't know what I was thinking. I let a kid in my head and when he talked crazy to me I blacked out and I didn't realize what I was doing and I want to sincerely apologize. I'm not that type of guy."

Though N3on doesn't address what exactly he said, it's assumed that his apology is referencing the threatened assault of a minor. Despite how graphic the threat was, it seems that Kick has been in touch with N3on to reinstate his account, as he shouts out the streaming platform in his apology.

"I understand why I got banned, and I understand the reasoning for it ... but I want to say I'm sorry. I'm really really sorry and I want to shout out to Kick for giving me another chance and always being there for me. I really appreciate you guys," he said.

Kick has been known as the streaming service that is lenient on banning its creators, which likely explains why N3on was reinstated so quickly. The same day as his apology video, N3on went live again on Kick.