In early November, the streamer Theo “Scurrows” Bottländer caused a stir when he accused his Twitch colleague Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris of failing to pay debts of over €10,000. This was followed by a moral ultimatum, further accusations, and leaked private messages. After almost a week, everything is said to be clarified.
What is the story behind the debts? On November 2, Scurrows made a public post on Twitter. He stated that he wanted to remind MontanaBlack of his outstanding debts, as he would not respond to private messages.
Initially, Scurrows spoke of a five-figure amount, later he explained that it was €10,000. The streamer Kevin “orangemorange” Bongers also stated that MontanaBlack still has debts owed to him. He claimed to have purchased a GameBoy for €4,000 from him but never received the device.
The streamers presented MontanaBlack with a kind of moral ultimatum: If he did not settle his debts by 20:00 on the same day, they would donate the sum – or the equivalent value of the GameBoy – to the charity organization Bread for the World.
MontanaBlack did not comply with this request, which is why the streamers decided to make further details public.
The first successful streamers who paved the way for MontanaBlack and Scurrows can be seen in the video:
Scurrows and orangemorange publicly apply pressure
How did the streamers want to be heard? In the days following the expired ultimatum, daily Twitter posts from Scurrows followed, subtly alluding to the situation.
Additionally, there were “real talks” during Scurrows’ streams, highlighting the “double standards of people.” This was likely a reference to MontanaBlack commenting on the indebted YouTuber ApoRed while allegedly not having paid his own debts.
However, it could also refer to people Scurrows accused of treating him unfairly because he is a “casino streamer.” In the case of anyone else, there would have been outrage that someone did not pay their debts, but in his case, it would come down to sympathies, according to the accusation.
In any case, Scurrows intends to fulfill his original plan and donate the money as soon as he receives it. In recent days, he has already made several donations to various charitable organizations public.
So it seems that the matter has still ended well. MontanaBlack himself has not yet commented on Twitter, but he has at least acknowledged the representation of Scurrows and orangemorange, as he has liked their tweets.
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On November 7, Scurrows apparently had enough of his statements being questioned and released a series of screenshots from private messages on Twitter.
In the screenshots, it can be seen how Scurrows attempts to negotiate repayment with MontanaBlack and reminds him several times. He also hinted that he intended to take legal action, advising MontanaBlack to “check his mailbox soon.”
orangemorange speaks of further debts of over €400,000
Meanwhile, orangemorange made additional accusations during a stream. He allegedly vouched for MontanaBlack on the roleplay server “GrandRP” in GTA V. Subsequently, he was offered a deal by the server’s operators:
MontanaBlack was to host a series of promotional streams and was offered €400,000 for it. However, the streams never took place. This put orangemorange in a difficult situation and even jeopardized his own deal.
However, orangemorange admitted that he did not know if MontanaBlack had repaid the money. He would want to follow up on that.
At the same time, he threatened MontanaBlack: The longer he did not respond, the more information orangemorange would disclose.
Even critics of Scurrows and orangemorange began to believe that something might actually be going on. After all, it would not be particularly wise for them to make easily refutable accusations publicly. In the worst-case scenario, they could even have faced a lawsuit (via Twitter).
MontanaBlack apparently gives in
What is the latest development? Today, on November 8, orangemorange announced via Twitter that he had a long phone call with MontanaBlack. The good news: He is finally supposed to receive his GameBoy! (via Twitter)
Scurrows also joined in: The situation between the streamers is finally clarified. Whether it is only about the €10,000 or if the GrandRP deal was also mentioned in the phone call is unknown.
In any case, Scurrows intends to fulfill his original plan and donate the money as soon as he receives it. In recent days, he has already made several donations to various charitable organizations public.
So it seems that the matter has still ended well. MontanaBlack himself has not yet commented on Twitter, but he has at least acknowledged the representation of Scurrows and orangemorange, as he has liked their tweets.
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