Stage crasher interrupts AriAtHome's Streamer Awards speech
DDG apologized after a man rushed the stage at the sixth annual Streamer Awards in Los Angeles to say the award should have gone to him.
A man rushed the stage at the sixth annual Streamer Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday night, interrupting AriAtHome's acceptance speech to say that DDG was more deserving of the award, according to Kotaku.
The crasher wore smart glasses and livestreamed the incident. On his way out, he had a verbal altercation with streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia.
DDG later posted an apology on the crasher's behalf, saying he did not approve of the incident and that AriAtHome deserved the award. AriAtHome responded to the apology with a message of goodwill.
DDG had been nominated for Best Music Streamer alongside PlaqueBoyMax and Bishu. IShowSpeed won the Streamer Award on the night but was not present after missing a flight.
A familiar comparison
The interruption drew comparisons to a previous awards stunt: in 2009, Kanye West took the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech to say Beyoncé had been robbed.
Quick answers
Who crashed the Streamer Awards stage?
An unidentified man interrupted AriAtHome's acceptance speech to say DDG was more deserving of the award. He livestreamed the incident through smart glasses.
Did DDG apologize for the stage crasher?
Yes. DDG posted an apology on the crasher's behalf, saying he did not approve of the incident and that AriAtHome deserved the award.
Who won at the sixth annual Streamer Awards?
AriAtHome won Best Music Streamer, and IShowSpeed won the Streamer Award but was not present after missing a flight.