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G2 Esports CEO Carlos Rodriguez agreed to take eight weeks of unpaid leave on Monday after he appeared in a video on Twitter celebrating a victory with banned influencer Andrew Tate.
That reportedly resulted in G2 losing a franchise slot in Riot Video games’ Valorant esports league that was introduced at this time. Riot Video games revealed 30 teams in the Valorant International Leagues at this time, and G2 was not amongst them.
Counter Strike reporter neL reported on Twitter that the rationale G2 was unnoticed was due to the controversy round Rodriguez and Tate.
Rodriguez agreed to take the unpaid depart after he posted a video of himself on Twitter on Saturday whereas celebrating with Tate, an influencer who was banned final month on TikTok, YouTube, Fb and Instagram after complaints about phrases of service violations corresponding to hate speech and misogyny.
G2 had simply gained the 2022 League of Legends European Championship spring season and it was a runner up in the summertime.
“No person will ever have the ability to police my friendships. I draw my line right here. I occasion with whoever the fuck I would like,” Rodriguez said after complaints associated to the Tate video. By Sunday, G2 Esports tweeted, “Final night time we failed you. The actions of our CEO spoke a language in stark distinction with the worth and the tradition G2 lives by and strives for. And for that we apologize.”
And Rodriguez said Sunday, “Many G2 followers had been let down this weekend which created confusion about what I stand for. It has at all times been my constant goal to face for absolute equality of alternative no matter who you might be or the place you come from, which is what gaming is all about.”
G2 just lately introduced its first all-woman League of Legends staff. G2 was value $340 million in response to a Forbes report in Might. It is likely to be due for a brand new analysis on that entrance. G2 and Riot didn’t reply to requests for remark.
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