What\u2019s Brewing? Week\u2019s biggest drama: NikkieTutorials robbed at gunpoint, Epic vs Apple, more YouTube: Jake Paul, shroud, Nikkie Tutorials[jwplayer mgzBNoPb]One of YouTube\u2019s biggest makeup moguls is robbed at gunpoint, Jake Paul comes clean about the FBI raid, and shroud returns to Twitch after Mixer\u2019s shutdown\u2026 This week was chock full of insane moments, and we\u2019ve got all the tea you need to stay updated on the madness. So\u2026 what\u2019s brewing? NikkieTutorials robbed at gunpoint Who\u2019s involved? Nikkie de Jager, otherwise known by her online moniker \u2018NikkieTutorials,\u2019 is one of YouTube\u2019s most popular beauty gurus, who went viral in January after being forced to come out as transgender due to an unidentified blackmailer. What\u2019s the tea? Fans of the YouTuber grew increasingly concerned after a Dutch news outlet reported that an armed robbery had taken place a property on August 8, claiming that at least three people were involved and one injured. Zojuist melding van een overval op een woning aan de Pnemstraat in #Uden. De daders bedreigden de bewoners met mogelijk een vuurwapen en maakten hen een onbekende buit afhandig. Er is sprake van minimaal 3 daders die in een beige personenauto gevlucht zijn richting de A50. pic.twitter.com\/9dhbXsaxr2 \u2014 Politie Eenheid Oost-Brabant (@POL_OostBrabant) August 8, 2020 Nikkie gave viewers an update via social media, revealing that the terrifying incident had, indeed, taken place at her home, and that she and her fiance Dylan had been \u201cattacked\u201d by the robber. \u201cEarlier today, one of my biggest nightmares became reality when we got robbed under gunpoint at our own home,\u201d she wrote. \u201cDylan and myself got attacked, but physically, we\u2019re okay. Mentally, it\u2019s a whole other story.\u201d Nikkie has also stated that she is taking time away from social media to recuperate with fans\u2019 blessings \u2014 but with both and armed robbery and blackmail happening to the star, we have to wonder who exactly has it out for one of YouTube\u2019s sweetest content creators, and why? Jake Paul opens up about FBI investigation Who\u2019s involved? YouTube star and Team 10 founder Jake Paul shocked the net after his Calabasas mansion was raided by the FBI on August 5, as well as the Graffiti Mansion of his pseudo-manager, Armani Izadi. Reports revealed that the raid was in connection with Paul\u2019s appearance at an Arizona looting in late May, with officers confiscating a \u201csmall militia\u2019s\u201d worth of weapons from the premises. https:\/\/twitter.com\/defnoodles\/status\/1291091138544168960?s=20 What\u2019s the tea? While Paul was silent for a long while on the subject, he took to Instagram to reiterate that the FBI\u2019s investigation was only in relation to the looting \u2014 and also spoke at some length about what some fans feel could be a connection to allegations against Izadi. \u201c\u2026when I become aware of someone around me who is doing malicious things, they are immediately cut out of my life,\u201d Paul said. \u201cI don\u2019t put up with bulls**t, I don\u2019t surround myself with bad people, and if someone does something bad, they will be removed from my life.\u201d https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDzK7MmAlML\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Although the star hasn\u2019t revealed if his comments were, indeed, in reference to Izadi, his statement follows a very serious allegation of sexual assault against the Graffiti Mansion owner just a few days prior \u2014 allegations that follow Izadi\u2019s previous guilty pleas of pandering and assault. Epic Games vs Apple Who\u2019s involved? Epic Games, best known for creating battle royale sensation Fortnite, and tech giant Apple are in the midst of a heated legal battle \u2014 and they\u2019re taking their players along for the ride. What\u2019s the tea? On August 13, the internet erupted with news that Epic was suing Apple, after the publisher introduced an exclusive V-Bucks payment method for the game\u2019s mobile iteration through the App Store. This didn\u2019t escape Apple\u2019s notice, who promptly removed the game from the App Store \u2014 but Epic was quick to respond. After filing a lawsuit against the company, Epic even introduced an in-game event decrying the company\u2019s Orwellian policies, taking shots at its classic 1984 commercial (as well as referencing the famous novel, 1984, which details extreme violations of privacy in its fictional universe). (2\/2) Here is what they played on screen in the game today. pic.twitter.com\/5gHPrev8yh \u2014 Squatingdog (@thesquatingdog) August 13, 2020 That\u2019s not all; Epic even filed a lawsuit against Google, leading to one of the biggest corporate wars we\u2019ve ever seen \u2014 and one of the most ridiculous, considering Epic\u2019s comical response to the subject. Shroud returns to Twitch Who\u2019s involved? Michael \u2018shroud\u2019 Grzesiek is one of gaming\u2019s biggest personalities, being a former esports pro who\u2019s pivoted to full-time streaming. What\u2019s the tea? While shroud formerly made his home on Twitch, he shocked the industry by making an exclusive deal with Mixer, hopping to Amazon\u2019s competitor platform in what began a string of similar deals with other broadcasters. I appreciate the Mixer community and everything I\u2019ve been able to do on the platform. I love you guys and am figuring out my next steps. \ud83d\udc99 \u2014 Michael Grzesiek (@shroud) June 22, 2020 However, Mixer\u2019s abrupt shutdown and merge with Facebook Gaming in late June left shroud without a home, leaving fans confused and hopeful as to his next moves. After reassuring viewers that he was \u201cfiguring out next steps,\u201d the streaming giant has once again \u201ccome home\u201d to Twitch in a broadcast that rivaled some of the site\u2019s biggest records at 516k viewers on his August 12 comeback show. I pictured an epic return\u2026 not quite like this though \u2014 Michael Grzesiek (@shroud) August 13, 2020 TikTok sues the US government Who\u2019s involved? Bytedance, the owner of social media sensation TikTok, is set to potentially sue to the United States, after president Trump signed an executive order banning the parent company from making any transactions in America starting on September 20. What\u2019s the tea? While Bytedance appeared to enter talks to sell its US-based shares, with Microsoft emerging as a potential buyer, the company has since entertained legal action, announcing that it will sue the Trump administration. As reported by National Public Radio, Bytedance\u2019s lawsuit will argue that the ban against their US-based transactions is \u201cunconstitutional,\u201d as the company wasn\u2019t given an opportunity to respond to the action, likewise arguing that the ban\u2019s intentions are \u201cbased on pure speculation and conjecture\u201d in regards to privacy concerns on TikTok. For now, all users can do is watch and wait as the future of one of social media\u2019s biggest rising platforms hangs in the balance. This week has certainly been a doozy; if influencers aren\u2019t getting robbed or raided by the FBI, major online platforms are hashing out their differences in legal battles that could shape the future of social media and gaming, as we know it. What do you think of Epic\u2019s response to Apple removing Fortnite from the App Store? What do you think is the real reason behind Jake Paul\u2019s FBI raid? Let us know on Twitter @DexertoTrending and comment what you think the biggest story of this week was! Stay tuned to Dexerto for another round of What\u2019s Brewing next week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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