Valkyrae explains deleted post amid Sykkuno scandal and online reactions

Twitch streamer Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter has addressed why she deleted a touch upon X associated to ongoing allegations involving fellow streamer Sykkuno.

The scenario follows widespread online dialogue after a doc shared on April 10 accused Sykkuno of great misconduct.

The claims rapidly gained traction throughout social media, prompting responses from a number of distinguished content material creators. While some, together with Félix “xQc”, dismissed the allegations, Valkyrae initially reacted with a short post stating, “Disappointing :(”.

She additionally commented on a post by JasonTheWeen, which referenced Sykkuno in a humorous method.

However, Valkyrae later eliminated her reply and clarified her reasoning throughout a livestream. “I was making fun of my own comment from a long time ago. I thought it was gonna be light-hearted… it was not light-hearted. I deleted it because… it… uhh… a lot more harassment, a lot of harassment, so it was like, ‘Damn,’ y’know?”

Valkyrae defined that the response had been meant as light-hearted banter however was misinterpreted by viewers. “I was trying to be light-hearted about it, so I thought making fun of my own comment… y’know?”

In a separate stream on April 12, she confirmed that she had spoken instantly with Sykkuno concerning the scenario. “Elephant in the room – obviously, yes, I did talk to Sykkuno, and yes, he told me everything. And yes, I shouldn’t have tweeted that I was disappointed yesterday, because it just gave a lot of ammo to a lot of angry people.”

Despite expressing remorse over her public response, Valkyrae maintained her stance on the problem. “Yeah, I am disappointed, just like I’ve been disappointed with a lot of my friends in the past.” She added, “cheating is bad, guys. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but cheating is not a good thing. It’s selfish, it hurts people.”

She concluded by stating, “I think he really needs to talk to the people involved.”