On March 12, 2023, alongside the Academy Awards, another award ceremony took place: The Streamer Awards, hosted by the Twitch streamer Blaire “QTCinderella” (28). However, the subsequent party had to be canceled after a drunken performance by the streamer Rebecca “JustAMinx” (26).
What was that for a party? The Streamer Awards are an award ceremony where streamers are honored in various categories. They have been hosted since 2022 by the Twitch streamer QTCinderella.
This year’s Streamer Awards took place on March 12, 2023, and were a success with up to 354,755 viewers (via sullygnome). However, the subsequent party had to be canceled early: An apparently drunken Twitch streamer had behaved quite badly, but she insists she suffered an epileptic seizure.
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Drunken Performance Leads to Cancellation of the After-Party
What happened at the party? There are different accounts of this. QTCinderella, the organizer of the Streamer Awards, commented on the incident and stated that she had planned the after-party as a safe and controlled event, which apparently failed.
According to QTCinderella, JustAMinx had displayed drunken behavior both at the awards and at the subsequent party. She allegedly tried to throw heating devices into the pool. Security ultimately attempted to remove the 26-year-old from the celebration.
In the process, she fell to the ground and pretended that she could no longer walk. Her companion then called emergency services, and the celebration, which took place in a residential area, was canceled due to the noise and the emergency responders.
The house that was used as the venue is said to have cost QTCinderella $50,000, which she lost (via YouTube).
How does JustAMinx see the situation? The streamer insists that she suffered an epileptic seizure at the party after someone pushed her. She therefore did not intentionally fall to the ground nor pretended that she could not walk.
Streamers Argument on Twitter
The following day, there was a confrontation between the two streamers on Twitter. On her second account, JustAMinx wrote that it had been the worst seizure she had experienced since she was 15 years old and she was still trying to regain her memory of the past night.
A Twitter user pointed out that the 26-year-old had still been drunk even if it was a real seizure. The streamer apparently did not want to admit to any misconduct: She assumed it was okay to get drunk at a party, so she was probably mistaken.
QTCinderella responded to the tweets by publishing screenshots of a conversation between herself and JustAMinx. This shows that the streamer was invited to the awards on the condition that she would not drink.
However, she was already so drunk during the awards show that she almost got kicked out. QTCinderella hopes that the 26-year-old would see this as a wake-up call and seek help (via Twitter). JustAMinx had previously drawn attention to her alcohol consumption and had already received a Twitch ban after appearing drunk on stream.
You were drunk before the after-party. I almost had you thrown out of the show for screaming and embarrassing everyone. I tried everything with you. Rehab. Everything. I hope this is your rock bottom. Get help.
JustAMinx eventually gave in and apologized, asking QTCinderella to send her the bill for the party (via Twitter). Later she insisted that she actually suffered an epileptic seizure, but that was no excuse for her behavior.
Does the Streamer Need Professional Help?
What do other streamers say? One of the biggest streamers on Twitch, former Overwatch pro Félix “xQc” Lengyel accused the people around the streamer of not doing enough to help her:
People are trying to help, but they aren’t really helping. […] I don’t know what really happened, that’s just my view of the people around Minx over the years. People say: “Stop drinking”, but they aren’t really helping.
xQc (via Twitter)
Also, in the comments on Twitter, many expressed concern for JustAMinx’s health and wished her all the best. However, they also urged the streamer to take better care of herself and seek help (via Twitter).
QTCinderella spoke again about the incident at the party in another stream on March 14 and justified why she made the events public.
She explains that JustAMinx had been one of her best friends, but she could no longer let herself be exploited by her.
I can’t tell you how many tears I’ve shed over losing my best friend to [addiction]. She is no longer the same person, she is lost, gone. I tried everything, I mean everything.
The 28-year-old says that she has already organized an intervention, involved the streamer’s family, and arranged rehab. Now she has decided to make the incident public so that JustAMinx realizes that she needs help (via Twitch).
The behavior of the streamer in the last year has not just been content; it has been dangerous.
Alcohol and Twitch have proven to be a dangerous combination in the past. Canadian streamer Dave Prezoh also had to experience this after getting drunk on stream and falling asleep:
