The influencer Sneako was recently assaulted during a live stream.
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The incident unfolded while the popular but controversial online personality, whose real name is Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy, was live streaming as he walked down a street in Manhattan and sharing his take on masturbation.
Who Is Sneako?
The 27-year-old Kenn De Balinthazy has nearly 1.5 million YouTube subscribers. The far-right influencer is known for openly sharing his views on politics, masculinity, and culture, regardless of the potential controversy they could cause.
Along with Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes, the online personality has been described as part of the "manosphere." For example, he has stated that women should not be allowed to vote.
In addition to sharing opinions that have been characterized as misogynistic, Kenn De Balinthazy has expressed sympathetic views regarding Hitler. He has been banned from YouTube, Twitch, and TikTok at different times for policy violations.
What Happened to Sneako?
Kenn De Balinthazy was walking down a busy street, elaborating about his view that masturbation should be punishable by public execution.
"[If] you put your life-force into a sock, yeah, you deserve to be publicly executed, yes," he shared.
Just as he finished sharing his take, a stranger wearing a beanie appeared. He put the influencer in a chokehold and dragged him to the ground.
As the camera hit the ground, the screen went dark. Audio suggests further physical contact. The two men then left the scene.
"Im fine we got it handled," Kenn De Balinthazy later wrote on X.
The New York Post reports that the clip appears to have been removed from the influencer's archive. That didn't stop the clip from going viral.
Fuentes, who has collaborated with Kenn De Balinthazy in the past, wrote, "Sucker punch didn't even land. What a coward."
This incident comes a few months after another controversial influencer, Jack Doherty, famous for his prank videos, and his entourage were seen getting into a fight with former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski. Fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt.
