Fedmyster

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Fedmyster
Fedmyster, indoors, leaning over (April 2018).png
Gaytan in a 2018 Disguised Toast video
Personal information
BornFederico Michael Gaytan
(1995-08-07) August 7, 1995 (age 26)
Granada Hills, California
Occupation
  • Twitch streamer
  • YouTuber
  • video editor
Twitch information
Also known asFed
Channels
Years active2013–present
GenreGaming & IRL streams
GamesLeague of Legends[1]
Call of Duty: Warzone[2]
Apex Legends[3]
Followers
  • 544,000 (main channel)
  • 191,000 (second channel)
Total views
  • 14.3 million (main channel)
  • 2.65 million (second channel)
Associated actsOfflineTV
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
GenreGaming, vlogs
Subscribers432,000[4]
Total views67.4 million[4]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2018
Updated: March 2021

Federico Michael Gaytan (born August 7, 1995), better known by his alias Fedmyster (stylized in all caps), is an American Twitch streamer and YouTube personality. He is best known for his gaming and IRL live streams on Twitch.[5] He is a former member of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.

Early life[]

Gaytan was born in 1995 to Mexican-American parents. He grew up with a brother in the Los Angeles area and attended the University of California, Santa Cruz. Gaytan dropped out in his last semester to pursue a career in video editing and to support his mother and brother after the death of his father.[6]

Career[]

Gaytan was a full-time video editor and YouTube Manager for content creator Christian "IWDominate" Rivera, a former pro player for Team Liquid. He stopped editing for Rivera as he was invited to join the group Offline TV as an editor in June 2017 and would later solely direct, produce, and manage all of their content.[7] On July 8, 2017, he published his first YouTube video with the group, where he was formally introduced as the group's editor.[8] He was named as talent in January 2018 and was added to the OfflineTV streamer roster.

Twitch[]

Gaytan began his streaming career in early January 2018, after transitioning from being the editor for Offline TV. In the same year, his Twitch emote called "Fed7" had been used a reported 431 million times in three months, making it the most popular emote on the site at that time.[9]

Ban history[]

Gaytan has been banned by Twitch on several occasions since he began streaming. His first ban occurred on November 28, 2017, where he was banned for jokingly manipulating a photo of cleavage on pictures of his roommates Pokimane and Lilypichu for a YouTube thumbnail. The ban lasted 24 hours.[10] He was banned a second time in May 2018 after he showed a business card with personal information during an IRL stream. The ban lasted 3 days.[11] His third ban, which occurred on July 20, 2018, was met with controversy. Gaytan was doing an unusual stream at the time, watching paint dry on a canvas while also not interacting with the online audience. An anonymous donator submitted a message with the pejorative "N-word." A text to speech system read the message out loud and could not be stopped by his roommate due to a bug in the streaming software. Twitch responded with a 7-day ban, mainly due to Gaytan staying in character and not being able to mute the audio.[citation needed] His fourth ban occurred on April 1, 2019, after an intoxicated Gaytan knocked over private property during a live stream in Japan. The ban lasted 14 days.[citation needed]

FEDMYSTER2 was temporarily banned on May 1, 2020, after Gaytan accidentally showed a glimpse of a nude picture of another streamer named Alinity while scrolling on Twitter. The ban, originally set for 3 days, was controversial as it was longer than the one imposed on Alinity herself (24 hours).[12][13] The ban was lifted early after Gaytan appealed it to Twitch staff.[14]

On May 8, 2020, Gaytan's Twitch emote FedSimp, a portrayal of the Internet slang term simp, was taken down on the grounds of targeted harassment and bullying. Although he claimed "my community never used it with ill intent" and "It was mostly banter and, in some cases, a compliment. Really unfortunate... One of my favorite emotes", the spamming of this emote on another streamer's channel led to it being taken down.[15]

Misconduct allegations[]

On June 27, 2020, fellow Offline TV members Yvonne "Yvonnie" Ng and Lily "LilyPichu" Ki came forward with sexual misconduct allegations involving Gaytan.[16] Ng stated that on two separate instances, Gaytan would enter her room uninvited, lay down on her bed, and begin inappropriately touching her.[17] Ki stated that Gaytan would also enter her room uninvited and make inappropriate advances on her.[18] These allegations resulted in Gaytan's immediate removal from the group.[19][20] The situation was further elaborated on by fellow roommate and streamer Pokimane (Imane Anys), wherein she discussed that he had also made advances on her personal life and fueled growing distrust between the two. Anys also conveyed how the situation with Gaytan contributed the most to her leaving the Offline TV house. In addition, she outlined how a group of eight other close female friends of OfflineTV, along with members of the group itself, had an intervention with Gaytan, where each relayed specific instances where he had made them feel uncomfortable. She mentioned that while he had seemed extremely apologetic during the intervention, immediately following it he began to contact others not involved, saying that the situation was exaggerated and that he was not at fault. CNN called this situation "one of [the] biggest #MeToo moments" of the gaming world.[21][22]

On November 24, 2020, a 25-page statement by Gaytan titled "my truth" was leaked, which alleged that much of the situation was exaggerated to form a false narrative against him. Gaytan specifically cited a story where Anys claimed that he had attempted to have Ng fired after she refused advances from him; he refuted this allegation and instead claimed that Anys had wanted to fire Ng much earlier as conveyed in text messages presented in the statement. Anys addressed the leaked document on stream the next day by reading and responding to each section, conveying the situation in her point of view, but stressing that neither had ill will for the other. Gaytan later responded to the leak by stating that the statement was made months ago and that although they disagreed on some aspects, they eventually decided to keep it hidden and move on, and that the statement being leaked was unintentional and undesired for both of them. [23][24]

Return[]

Gaytan announced on June 23, 2021, that he would be returning to stream on Twitch, following his year long hiatus and the allegations.[25] On his return to streaming, Gaytan addressed the allegations made by his colleagues and apologized for his actions. The apology was met with criticism, with some viewers citing that his assessment and explanations of his own behavior did not appear completely genuine or apologetic.[26]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Heath, Jerome (July 4, 2019). "How to watch the TFT Invitational". DOT Esports. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Asarch, Steven (March 25, 2020). "'CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE' TWITCH STREAMER SHOWDOWN - TIME, BRACKET, TEAMS & HOW TO WATCH". Newsweek. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Esguerra, Tyler (July 9, 2019). "Here's ESPN's list of celebrities, streamers, and pros in the upcoming Apex Legends EXP Pro-Am". DOT Esports. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "About Fedmyster". YouTube.
  5. ^ Bain, Ellissa (April 9, 2020). "WHAT HAPPENED WITH GAMERS FED AND YUNA? TWITCH STAR ADMITS TO CATFISH!". HITC. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Tolkin, Alex (March 15, 2018). "I'm Watching the Future of Reality TV". Medium. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "FEDMYSTER MOMENTS - THE CASTING COUCH (emotional ending) ft. OfflineTV". Retrieved April 8, 2020 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "MEET THE OFFLINE TV HOUSE" – via YouTube. Retrieved March 6, 2019
  9. ^ D'Anastasio, Cecilia. "You Likely Never Saw Twitch's 'Most Popular' Emote". Kotaku. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "FEDMYSTER BANNED ON TWITCH?? ft. Offline TV" – via YouTube. Retrieved March 13, 2019
  11. ^ "Fedmyster banned for 3 days - leaking personal info on business card". Archived from the original on May 16, 2020.
  12. ^ Arenas, Jorge (May 6, 2020). "Fedmyster Reports He Received A Three Day Ban From Twitch After Showing Alinity's "Nip Slip" – Gets It Overturned". Bounding Into Comics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  13. ^ Tagliaferri, Simone. "Twitch, streamer bannato per il capezzolo di Alinity, che aveva fruttato il ban anche a lei". Multiplayer.it. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  14. ^ Adel Rubio, Minna (May 2020). "Fedmyster received a Twitch ban because of Alinity". Daily ESports. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  15. ^ Grayson, Nathan. "Twitch Is Cracking Down On Simp Emotes Over Harassment Fears". Kotaku. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  16. ^ Liao, Shannon. "Gaming world faces one of its biggest #MeToo moments yet as Fedmyster is removed from OfflineTV". CNN. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  17. ^ Mathys, Quinn (June 28, 2020). "Twitch Streamer Fedmyster Removed from OfflineTV After Allegations". Gamerant. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  18. ^ Lopez, Jalen (June 28, 2020). "Offline TV removes Fedmyster in response to sexual harassment allegations". Dot Esports. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  19. ^ Krishnamurthy, Chaitra. "Offline TV removes Fedmyster after Yvonnie accuses him of sexual harassment, fans say 'this is heartbreaking'". Meawww. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  20. ^ Ousley, Parkes. "Fed removed from OfflineTV after sexual harassment accusations". Invenglobal. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  21. ^ Liao, Shannon (June 30, 2020). "Gaming world faces one of its biggest #MeToo moments yet as Fedmyster is removed from OfflineTV". CNN. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  22. ^ Beckwith, Michael (June 29, 2020). "Pokimane left Offline TV house because of disgraced Fedmyster". MetroUK. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  23. ^ Periwal, Saahil. "Fedmyster claims Pokimane manipulated him, reveals details of their relationship in lengthy statement".
  24. ^ Khan, Aqdas (November 25, 2020). "Fedmyster, Pokimane, and OfflineTV: A quick recap of the incident that shook the Twitch world". The Sportsrush. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  25. ^ Wilkins, Matthew (June 23, 2021). "Fedmyster set to return to Twitch one year after sexual harassment allegations by Pokimane and Yvonne". Sportskeeda. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  26. ^ Mehta, Aryan (June 26, 2021). "FedMyster's return is making people want to 'cancel him' even more". Sportskeeda. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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