iShowSpeed sued for $1M after beating gay robot
The popular streamer iShowSpeed is being sued by the creators of “Jake the Rizzbot” for physically assaulting the bot while live on stream.
iShowSpeed is being sued by Social Robotics for $1 million in monetary damages, in a new lawsuit seen by Futurism, following a physical altercation between the streamer and the robot.
Darren Jason Watkins, aka iShowSpeed, became “angry and agitated,” and then “intentionally assaulted” the bot until it broke, the lawsuit seen by media alleges.
The moment was caught on iShowSpeed’s livestream, which shows Watkins throwing insults at the robot before putting it in a headlock and then punching it multiple times in the head.
The streamer threatened to knock the robot’s “head off (its) shoulders” before punching it straight in its face.
“Stop playing with me,” iShowSpeed threatens as sweat cascades down his face.
Social Robotics, the company behind the “Rizzbot,” has since filed a lawsuit against iShowSpeed claiming monetary damages.
The streamer, his management, and another producer who assisted iShowSpeed and his team with the shoot in Austin, USA, where the incident took place, are being sued by the robotics company for inflicting “irreparable damage” to the robot, the lawsuit, which was seen by TechCrunch, alleges.
The streamer allegedly knew this was “not an appropriate way to interact with a sophisticated robot” and knew that this behaviour would result in “irreparable damage to Rizzbot,” the lawsuit reads.
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iShowSpeed’s punches caused the robot to lose all functionality, and Rizzbot now has significant damage to its mouth and neck, TechCrunch reports.
Austin police were called following the incident, and a police report said that the damages to the robot were carried out without Social Robotic’s “implied consent.”
The report also said that the company wanted to press charges against iShowSpeed, and an investigation is still ongoing.
Social Robotics is claiming that the company will lose out monetarily due to “Jake the Rizzbot’s” inability to appear at planned appearances alongside top YouTuber MrBeast.
The lawsuit says that this is “a monumental setback” for the robot that supposedly generated 600 million views on TikTok and 200 million on Instagram.
“Being in a MrBeast production is akin to being in a Super Bowl Commercial,” the company claimed in the suit.
However, the “Rizzbot” is back online and told TechCrunch that it has “mastered the rizz game” and will hopefully be “working on complex movements with my legs, like twerking.”
“Hopefully you’ll see my gyrating hips on some new TV appearances shortly – stay tuned, fam.”
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