Drake and Adin Ross stepped in after Jean Pormanove died throughout a disturbing 10-day livestream that’s now below felony investigation.

Drake and Adin Ross have pledged to pay for the funeral of French streamer Jean Pormanove after his dying throughout a 10-day reside marathon on Kick that allegedly concerned abuse and coercion.

The 46-year-old content material creator, whose actual identify was Raphaël Graven, died in his sleep on Monday (August 18) whereas collaborating in a chronic and controversial broadcast recognized for pushing creators into humiliating and harmful stunts.

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The stream, hosted on Kick, has drawn widespread criticism for selling dangerous habits below the guise of leisure.

“I just spoke with Drake,” Ross wrote on X (Twitter). “Drake and I will be covering the funeral costs, this won’t bring his life back, it’s the least we can do. Prayers go out to Jean’s family.”

Ross additionally condemned the circumstances surrounding the streamer’s dying. “This is horrible and disgusting,” he added. “Whoever was apart of this deserves to face severe consequences.”

Clips from the stream circulating on-line present Pormanove being subjected to disturbing therapy, together with being shot with paintballs, choked, pressured to ingest unknown substances and disadvantaged of sleep.

French authorities are actually investigating whether or not felony habits was concerned.

According to reviews, Pormanove had messaged his mom in the course of the stream, saying he felt like he was being “held hostage” and was experiencing coronary heart points.

French digital affairs and AI minister Clara Chappaz known as the scenario an “absolute horror,” including, “Jean Pormanove was humiliated and mistreated for months live on the Kick platform.”

The prosecutor’s workplace in Nice confirmed that each a felony investigation and a overview of the platform’s position are underway.

Meanwhile, Kick mentioned it’s “urgently reviewing” its content material insurance policies in response to public outrage.

As of Tuesday (August 20), post-mortem outcomes haven’t been launched, and authorities haven’t formally decided whether or not foul play led to Pormanove’s dying.

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