Adin Ross | ||||||||||
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Born | Adin David Ross October 11, 2000 Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||
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Organization | Kick | |||||||||
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Years active | 2014–2023[1] | |||||||||
Followers | 7.2 million[2] | |||||||||
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Years active | 2023–present | |||||||||
Followers | 1.23 million [3] | |||||||||
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Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
Subscribers | 4.38 million[4] | |||||||||
Total views | 1.39 billion[4] | |||||||||
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Last updated: May 7, 2024 | ||||||||||
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Position: | Owner | |||||||||
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Adin David Ross (born October 11, 2000) is an American internet personality and online streamer. He is known for his collaborations with celebrities and livestreams of the NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto V video games.[5] He previously streamed on Twitch before signing a deal with Kick in 2023.[6]
Early life
[edit]Adin David Ross was born to Jewish parents on October 11, 2000, in Boca Raton, Florida.[7] He moved to New York City for a brief period of time, but decided to live in Three Rivers, California.[8]
Career
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Ross began regularly streaming on Twitch while living with his sister Naomi Ross.[9] He eventually joined an NBA 2K group called Always Excelling and met Bronny James through it. He gained popularity by playing NBA 2K20 with James and doing wager matches with other streamers and YouTubers.[10] In 2020, Ross was streaming with Bronny when LeBron James joined in on the call, which would later be uploaded on his Twitter page.[11]
In December 2022, Ross was in talks to interview Kanye West following his controversial remarks about Jewish people,[12] but decided not to do so[13] after West reportedly told Ross on a phone call: "you Jews aren't going to tell me what I can and can't say".[14]
On February 23, 2023, just two days before Ross's permanent ban on Twitch,[15] he announced that he was permanently moving from Twitch to Kick.[16]
Controversies
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Ross began streaming on Kick, and generated controversy for livestreaming Super Bowl LVII[17] and opening the Pornhub website while streaming.[18]
Ross was involved in a Twitch "hot-tub stream" controversy[clarification needed] with popular streamer Amouranth.[19][20]
On March 4, 2024, Ross dared a 19-year-old male to drive his car into the Burrard Inlet at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. After the police were notified, the man was arrested at the scene. The incident received negative attention from those who visit the park.[21][22][23]
Twitch bans
[edit]On April 10, 2021, Ross was banned from Twitch after YouTuber Zias answered a phone call and called Ross a homophobic slur. [24] Ross defended himself from the ban by claiming to Twitch staff that he did not say the word and was not in the room at the time. Twitch clarified that based on this information he would be allowed to stream.[25] His followers started trending the hashtag #FreeAdin on Twitter in an attempt to pressure Twitch's decision.[26] His ban was lifted on April 12, 2021.[27]
Over a year later, on April 20, 2022, Ross was banned indefinitely due to the use of "hateful slurs or symbols", owing to Ross's use of a homophobic slur on Twitch streamer YourRAGE's livestream.[28] He was able to later resume streaming in June 2022.[29]
Ross was banned from Twitch for the eighth time on February 25, 2023, this time permanently, for "hateful conduct", after he showed his unmoderated Kick live chat on stream, which was flooded with racist and antisemitic messages by viewers.[30]
Andrew Tate
[edit]After influencer Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on December 29, 2022,[31][32] five people had been authorized to visit Tate in detention, including Ross, who said he was flying to Romania,[33] but was denied access by the Romanian government.[34] Ross tweeted, "Joe Biden please go ahead and pardon Andrew Tate".[35]
In March 2024, Ross claimed that Tate had told him "I'm gonna be leaving Romania soon and probably never coming back", resulting in Tate and his brother Tristan being arrested to prevent them from fleeing the country.[36][37] Ross publicly apologized to Tate during a livestream, saying that he "really really fucked up".[38]
Videography
[edit]Year | Artist, Twitch streamer | Title | Roles |
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2021 | DCG Shun & DCG Bsavv | "House Party" | Party guest[39] |
SSGKobe | "MIA" | Himself[40] | |
Trippie Redd | "Holy Smokes" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) | Newscaster[41] | |
Tyla Yaweh | "Back Outside" | Himself | |
Sub Urban and Bella Poarch | "Inferno" | Concierge | |
2024 | Sexyy Red | "Get It Sexyy" | Himself |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "StreamerBans". streamerbans.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "TwitchTracker". twitchtracker.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Kick Channel". Kick.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "About Adin Live". YouTube.
- ^ Buford, Landon (December 31, 2020). "Inside the Screen with Adin". One37PM.
- ^ "Twitch's New Streaming Rival Kick Tests Waters of Lighter Moderation". Bloomberg.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ ADIN ROSS WANTS ISHOWSPEED TO GO TO ISRAEL WITH HIM, retrieved October 23, 2022
- ^ Bowes, Julie (February 17, 2022). "Adin Ross House: Hollywood Hills Influencer Mansion". Urban Splatter. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Who Is Twitch Streamer Adin Ross' Sister? Everything About Naomi Ross".
- ^ Skelton, Eric. "The Strange Rise of Adin Ross, Explained". Complex Networks. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Aquino, Andrés (June 7, 2020). "Twitch streamer Adin2Huncho completely loses it after chatting with NBA star LeBron James". Ginx TV.
- ^ Weiss, Geoff. "Meet Adin Ross, the 22-year-old Jewish Twitch megastar who's reportedly interviewing Kanye West next". Insider. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Popular Twitch streamer Adin Ross says he canceled his interview with Kanye West because he doesn't want his 'platform to be used to spread hate'". Yahoo News. December 13, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "YouTuber Adin Ross says Kanye West told him 'you Jews aren't going to tell me what I can and can't say,' prompting him to cancel a planned interview with the rapper". Insider. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "AdinRoss - StreamerBans". streamerbans.com. August 25, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "Bye-Bye Twitch: Adin Ross Announces Move To Kick With…". EarlyGame. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Adin Ross Could Be In Serious Trouble For Broadcasting…". EarlyGame. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2023). "Adin Ross showed porn on stream, but did he break the law?". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ ""Who's the redhead in the tub?" - Amidst Adin Ross's Hot Tub Statement, Amouranth Replies Sarcastically as Fans Ask Andrew Tate's Friend "This you?"". EssentiallySports. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Hasan says Adin Ross is going down "bad path" after hot tub stream comments". Dexerto. January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Carey, Charlie (March 5, 2024). "Man drives car into Burrard Inlet for livestream: Port Moody Police". vancouver.citynews.ca. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Man drove car into B.C. inlet for paid live stream stunt: Port Moody police". CTV News. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Livestreamer promised B.C. man cash to drive car into sea: police". CBC News. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ Noor, Nawshad (April 11, 2021). "Adin Ross Banned on Twitch Because Guest Rapper Zais Made Homophobic Remarks on his Stream". GameRiv.
- ^ Edwards, Eve (April 11, 2021). "Adin Ross' Twitch ban explained: What happened in his latest stream?". TheFocus.
- ^ Sadiq, Mohammed (April 11, 2021). "Twitch bans Adin Ross after ZIAS uses Homophobic slurs during his stream". TalkEsport.
- ^ "Twitch lift Adin Ross ban early after comments about streaming & driving drama". Dexerto. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Adin Ross Banned From Twitch". comicbook.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Polhamus, Blaine (April 21, 2022). "Adin Ross indefinitely banned on Twitch". Dot Esports.
- ^ Purcell, David (February 27, 2023). "Adin Ross perma banned on Twitch over unmoderated hateful conduct in chat". Dexerto. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Tate detained in Romania over rape and human trafficking case". BBC News. December 30, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Jennings, Rebecca (January 4, 2023). "The arrest of misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, explained". Vox. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Williamson, Lucy (January 20, 2023). "Andrew Tate: Romanian teens explain how he approached them on social media". BBC News.
... American influencer called Adin Ross, with millions of followers, who said he was flying to Romania on Thursday.
- ^ Bevan, Rhiannon (March 4, 2023). "Adin Ross Suggests Prison Gave Andrew Tate Cancer, Somehow". TheGamer. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (December 30, 2022). "As news of Andrew Tate's arrest goes viral, influencers are trying to mobilize their fanbases in his defense". Insider. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Derrick; Holpuch, Amanda (March 12, 2024). "Andrew Tate Can Be Extradited to Britain After Romanian Trial, Court Rules". The New York Times.
- ^ Tenbarge, Kat (March 12, 2024). "Andrew Tate's arrest prompted by livestreamer who said Tate was leaving Romania, law firm says". NBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Thalen, Mikael (March 13, 2024). "'I really [screwed] up': Adin Ross apologizes for livestream that landed Andrew Tate in jail". The Daily Dot.
- ^ "DCG Shun & DCG Bsavv - House Party – Review – HTGG". HTGG. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ Barlas, Jon (July 17, 2021). "SSGKobe ascends on new track, Lyrical Lemonade visual for 'MIA'". Our Generation Music.
- ^ Saponara, Michael (July 20, 2021). "Trippie Redd & Lil Uzi Vert Take Over an Arcade for 'Holy Smokes' Video". HipHopDX.