MontanaBlack speaks about hush money and racism allegations on YouTube

MontanaBlack published a statement video on June 4, 2026, on YouTube, in which he addresses current allegations.

What is the current situation regarding MontanaBlack? In his statement, the streamer comments on the current hush money scandal. He admitted to offering the opinion blogger KuchenTV 35,000 euros in 2021 to not publish a critical video about MontanaBlack’s casino streams.

In the same video, MontanaBlack addresses the renewed accusations of racism against him. We at MeinMMO took a closer look at the statement. The video appeared on the morning of June 4, 2026, on the YouTube channel of MontanaBlack.

Those were different times – MontanaBlack’s first video:

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MontanaBlack is one of the most well-known streamers in Germany – This was his very first video

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MontanaBlack admits to offering money to make criticism disappear

What does MontanaBlack say about the hush money issue? The streamer confirms that he offered KuchenTV money back then to make the critical video disappear. That was the wrong decision at the time; he wanted to avoid criticism. In hindsight, he found the decision “stupid” and never attempted something like that before or after. He is disappointed in himself.

Classification: In his statement, MontanaBlack takes responsibility and promises to confront the criticism, but he follows the typical pattern of crisis management seen in influencers.

MontanaBlack has not proactively dealt with his behavior but only now taken a stand after the incident was made public by the YouTuber ABK. In fact, the video even came out after ABK announced another statement in an Instagram story.
Even after the incident became known, the streamer did not comment immediately, although he was live on Twitch several times in the meantime. MontanaBlack says that he took time to let everything “sink in.” Influencers often avoid spontaneous comments for fear of possibly saying something wrong. The final statement may thus appear “polished.”
In this context, it is also worth considering: The statement was not made live in a stream but as a prepared video. This also gives the streamer more control over what exactly gets released to the public.

Old clips cause new stir

What does MontanaBlack say about racism allegations? MontanaBlack dedicates a larger portion of his statement video to this topic. He first addresses clips currently circulating in which he allegedly makes racist comments. These clips, although from a long time ago, contain “things that are not okay, insults or statements that are simply a no-go.” He clearly distances himself from that.

The streamer says he can understand if affected individuals feel offended or discriminated against by the renewed spread of the videos. In particular, he apologizes to the “Black Community”; his past comments do not reflect the values he stands for.

I have said this super often in my stream and I’m happy to say it again here. I don’t care what sexuality you have, I don’t care what nationality you are, what skin color, or what background. That doesn’t matter to me at all. With me, both in my private life and in my stream, everyone is always welcome with open hearts.

MontanaBlack calls for this kind of footage to no longer be uploaded to TikTok or other platforms to “increase one’s reach.” Viewers might not be able to temporally place the videos and may not know that such a clip might be 8 years old. As a result, they might feel “discriminated against, attacked, or offended.”

In conclusion, the streamer addresses a more recent situation where he opened a package of chocolate kisses during a stream and stated that he must hold back to avoid getting a Twitch ban. With this, MontanaBlack apparently refers to outdated names for the candy.

He explains that he grew up with these terms and needs to concentrate not to accidentally use them when he is distracted – like during the stream when he is “doing a thousand things at once.” He has no desire to use these terms.

Classification: MontanaBlack presents himself as a reformed person who views many things differently than he did in the past. However, his behavior does not always reflect this.

MontanaBlack makes a clear temporal distinction. The clips in which he made racist comments are “from long ago.” With the exception of the chocolate kisses, he does not address more recent accusations. In 2026, the streamer had already attracted attention for comments about migrants and a racist joke in the game “Make it Meme” by adding a caption to a picture of 3 orangutans stating that the animals were the family of the black streamer colleague Willy.
The request to not upload such footage anymore may be in the interests of victim protection, but at the same time the streamer shifts the responsibility: he is not responsible for a possible renewed offense to victims through his statements, but rather the individuals who shared those statements.
Regarding the marshmallow kiss issue, MontanaBlack only speaks of having been afraid of a Twitch ban. He does not address the fact that even accidental use of outdated terms could be hurtful to People of Color.