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G2 Esports CEO Carlos Rodriguez agreed to take eight weeks of unpaid depart on Monday after he appeared in a video on Twitter celebrating a victory with banned influencer Andrew Tate.
That reportedly resulted in G2 dropping a franchise slot in Riot Video games’ Valorant esports league that was introduced at this time. Riot Video games revealed 30 groups within the Valorant Worldwide Leagues at this time, and G2 was not amongst them.
Counter Strike reporter neL reported on Twitter that the rationale G2 was not noted was due to the controversy round Rodriguez and Tate.
Rodriguez agreed to take the unpaid depart after he posted a video of himself on Twitter on Saturday whereas celebrating with Tate, an influencer who was banned final month on TikTok, YouTube, Fb and Instagram after complaints about phrases of service violations akin to hate speech and misogyny.
G2 had simply received the 2022 League of Legends European Championship spring season and it was a runner up in the summertime.
“No one will ever have the ability to police my friendships. I draw my line right here. I occasion with whoever the fuck I would like,” Rodriguez stated after complaints associated to the Tate video. By Sunday, G2 Esports tweeted, “Final evening we failed you. The actions of our CEO spoke a language in stark distinction with the worth and the tradition G2 lives by and strives for. And for that we apologize.”
And Rodriguez stated Sunday, “Many G2 followers had been let down this weekend which created confusion about what I stand for. It has all the time been my constant goal to face for absolute equality of alternative no matter who you’re or the place you come from, which is what gaming is all about.”
G2 just lately introduced its first all-woman League of Legends group. G2 was price $340 million based on a Forbes report in Could. It may be due for a brand new analysis on that entrance. G2 and Riot didn’t reply to requests for remark.
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