Tfue gives first public statement following FaZe Clan lawsuit, Banks responds Tfue – YouTubeFor the first time since publicly filing a lawsuit against FaZe Clan, star Fortnite BR pro player Turner \u2018Tfue\u2019 Tenney has issued a statement about the ongoing controversy. Since the news that he had filed a lawsuit against FaZe Clan became public on May 20, Tfue had been virtually silent on the subject, despite all of the controversy that the lawsuit had stirred up. Finally, on May 22, Tfue broke his silence and published a short, two-minute video to YouTube and social media, captioning it \u201cMy Response #ReleaseTheContract.\u201d In the video, Tfue mentions that the whole purpose of the lawsuit was not to upset anyone or stir up drama, but rather to bring attention to the contract he signed with FaZe, which he now clearly regrets. \u201cI never wanted to upset anybody, I never wanted to get bad stuff in, I never wanted anyone to get emotional, because it\u2019s not about that,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is about me and this contract. This contract that I signed when I didn\u2019t know any better, I\u2019m an idiot, I never should have signed it in the first place. This three-year contract.\u201d Although he\u2019s not allowed to disclose specific details about his contract, Tfue went as far as to say that it was \u201cbizarre\u201d and \u201cfucked,\u201d claiming that it gives FaZe the power to \u201ctake all my hard earnings and all my hard work, and just strip it.\u201d He mentioned figures like \u201cover 49%\u201d and \u201cover 79%,\u201d although not really describing what role they play in his agreement with the org. \u201cWhat I\u2019m trying to do here is just serve justice to the esports community,\u201d he said. \u201cThese kids are getting ripped off, they\u2019re getting taken advantage of. These contracts are not ok, and this needs to never happen again.\u201d He went on to ask FaZe to disclose the contract for all to seee: \u201cFaZe Clan, please, release the contract, for the public to see. Let me show the public. Just give me permission to show these people the truth.\u201d Furthermore, in a comment Tfue posted below the video, he explained why the lawsuit should not have come as a surprise to anyone at FaZe. \u201cI want to make it very clear that I tried multiple times for multiple months to get out of this contract,\u201d he wrote. \u201cNo one was blindsided by this, NO ONE.\u201d As for rest of his lawsuit, which included mention of underage drinking, forcing new signings to lie about their age, and gambling, Tfue confirmed that he\u2019s asked his lawyer to remove them from the lawsuit. Here is Tfue\u2019s video in its entirety: UPDATE \u2013 FaZe Banks responds to Tfue\u2019s video Shortly after Tfue\u2019s video went live, FaZe Clan founder Ricky \u2018Banks\u2019 Banks posted a series of tweets responding to what had been said in the video. Banks claimed that the org will indeed be releasing the contract for the public to see, and also extended an olive brand to Tfue in attempts to \u201ctry and solve this.\u201d emotional video he published that was addressed to Tfue. FaZe Clan themselves are yet to officially release a response to the video, although they\u2019ve previously denied having taken any significant amount of money from Tfue\u2019s earnings. As always, we will continue updating this article with more information as it becomes available. Last Update: May 22, 2019 \u2013 11:30 PM EST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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