The most popular streamer on Twitch, Ninja, does not play with women to avoid gossip. But he makes an exception: He plays Fortnite with a woman, TV star Ellen DeGeneres.
That’s why Ninja does not play with women: In August 2018, a statement by Twitch star Ninja caused a stir. He said he only plays Fortnite with other male streamers and not with women.
This is due to the way the community on Twitch behaves. As soon as a well-known streamer plays or collaborates with women, rumors arise that the person is involved with the woman. As soon as he plays with a female gamer and the slightest hint of flirtation arises, this topic would forever appear in the comments on his videos and in clickbait videos by others.
This is the case for streamer Myth and streamer Pokimane, who are rumored to have an affair because they collaborate frequently.
The only way to completely avoid such rumors is to not engage with female gamers, Ninja said at the time.
This brought him significant criticism in the US media. He was accused of sexism. The consensus was that anyone who self-censors out of fear of Twitch does no favors to women or equality.
Ninja holds a special position as the biggest streamer in the world with over 10 million followers on Twitch and is particularly closely watched.
Ninja presents Fortnite on a TV show
Now he plays with a woman after all: However, Ninja has made an exception. He appeared on Ellen DeGeneres’s TV show and played Fortnite there. DeGeneres has been hosting a US talk show in various forms since 2003, which is especially popular among women and bears her name “Ellen”.
Ninja shared how he met his current wife (through gaming and Facebook) and that he plays Fortnite about 10 to 12 hours a day while his wife manages him, constantly buzzing around in the app Slack and maintaining business contacts.
Then a clip played showing Ninja and Ellen playing a little Fortnite together and Ellen amused herself about the breasts and butt of Calamity, the new frontwoman of Fortnite in Season 6.
However, the highlight of the video is a dance sequence early in the video. A dancer performs the “Orange Justice” dance excellently. This was supposedly the trigger for the idea to present Fortnite on the Ellen show.
When Ninja plays Fortnite with women, he is criticized for it
Ellen is probably safe “as a partner”: Ninja probably has nothing to fear regarding sex rumors if he makes an exception and plays Fortnite with a woman:
- it wasn’t on Twitch
- then Ellen DeGeneres is more than double Ninja’s age
- and Ellen came out in 1997. DeGeneres has been in a relationship with actress Portia de Rossi since 2004
That’s why Ninja is now criticized: On the US site “Venturebeat”, Ninja is nevertheless sharply criticized. He is evidently breaking his own rule of not playing with women when it benefits him. Besides the Ellen show, Ninja is also accused of a commercial for the “Samsung Galaxy” phone.
There, a young black woman dreams of making it big in Fortnite. In her dream, Ninja invites her to play for the US national team in Fortnite.
In her show, celebrities and non-celebrities who have something to share talk about all sorts of topics.
What did Ninja do on the show? In the Ellen show, Ninja mainly engaged in small talk and introduced “Fortnite” to an audience that typically does not have much to do with gaming.
Ninja shared how he met his current wife (through gaming and Facebook) and that he plays Fortnite about 10 to 12 hours a day while his wife manages him, constantly buzzing around in the app Slack and maintaining business contacts.
Then a clip played showing Ninja and Ellen playing a little Fortnite together and Ellen amused herself about the breasts and butt of Calamity, the new frontwoman of Fortnite in Season 6.
However, the highlight of the video is a dance sequence early in the video. A dancer performs the “Orange Justice” dance excellently. This was supposedly the trigger for the idea to present Fortnite on the Ellen show.
When Ninja plays Fortnite with women, he is criticized for it
Ellen is probably safe “as a partner”: Ninja probably has nothing to fear regarding sex rumors if he makes an exception and plays Fortnite with a woman:
- it wasn’t on Twitch
- then Ellen DeGeneres is more than double Ninja’s age
- and Ellen came out in 1997. DeGeneres has been in a relationship with actress Portia de Rossi since 2004
That’s why Ninja is now criticized: On the US site “Venturebeat”, Ninja is nevertheless sharply criticized. He is evidently breaking his own rule of not playing with women when it benefits him. Besides the Ellen show, Ninja is also accused of a commercial for the “Samsung Galaxy” phone.
There, a young black woman dreams of making it big in Fortnite. In her dream, Ninja invites her to play for the US national team in Fortnite.
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