Do Kai Cenat and magician Max Major argue after a viral prank? The drama explained

Not all magic is magical. Just ask Twitch streamers and YouTubers Kai Cenat, whose livestream took a dark turn on Tuesday evening when it appeared to get stuck Magician Max Major visible to all of his 13 million followers.

Luckily, Cenat didn’t really hang Major, who describes himself as a “mentalist,” that is, a performer who uses psychological techniques and misdirection to create the illusion of reading other people’s minds. On the contrary, Major himself orchestrated the prank, seemingly to take revenge on Cenat for “pushing” and “challenging” him in previous encounters.

Read on for a full breakdown of all the drama.

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Did Kai Cenat hang someone on the livestream?

No. However, he did appear to hang someone on the livestream, and that someone was magician Max Major, who competed on the 15th season of America’s Got Talent.

When asked to pull one of the two ropes, Cenat chose the rope with the red handle, resulting in a shirtless major falling to the ground with his head in a noose.

The whole thing was broadcast live, where you could hear spectators screaming and Cenat himself panicking. (Magician Max had not identified himself to the wider audience, but it appears that Cenat knew who he was dealing with.)

You can watch the video of the moment below, but consider this your trigger warning as the footage is disturbing.

What happened to Kai Cenat and magician Max Major?

Magician Max Major staged an elaborate hanging prank on Kai Cenat’s live stream, which has more than 13 million subscribers, making it appear as if Cenat had hung him with a pulley.

Cenat was visibly confused and upset as Major’s body fell to the ground. Although Major was the mastermind of the stunt, Cenat received some criticism for his reaction to the shocking moment. He said, among other things: “I could be banned. Is he good?”

What did magician Max Major say about his hanging prank?

Magician Max used YouTube to explain himself… sort of.

“At the beginning of my performance I said that tonight is all about decisions, but not just the decisions you made tonight, but the decisions you have made since the day we met have,” he said.

The video then shows footage of Cenat saying he wants to catch Major “in his lies.”

Major added: “Look, from the first time we met, you pushed me, you challenged me, you wanted to see me fail. And I thought tonight I would give you exactly what you asked for. See, you thought.” The game for me was to influence you to make the right choice, even though I had planned all along to influence you to make the wrong choice, and I knew that you would choose the red grip even if you were playing one In gambling you have to remember who you are playing against. Because I decide who wins or loses.”

TL;DR: It appears that Major staged his fake hanging to get revenge on Cenat for a perceived insult from her past.

What did Kai Cenat say about the magician Max Major’s hanging prank?

Cenat made his disappointment clear but urged his supporters to move on.

“Let her go! He wants n****s to look…we just look like black people looking crazy,” he said.

“It’s not worth it, brother. We scream at him, we just look like a whole bunch of black n****s looking crazy. So let God handle this, brother.”

Kai Cenat and magician Max Major feud?

It’s unclear if they’re fighting, but at least it looks like they don’t particularly like each other. It doesn’t take a mentalist to figure this out!

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