US EditionKick accuses French authorities of politicising streamer's death
French authorities investigate Kick platform for alleged negligence following streamer Raphaël Graven's death during a scripted 12-day livestream involving staged violence and humiliation.
- Raphaël Graven, who went by the name Jean Pormanove, passed away during a broadcast on the Kick streaming platform in mid-August 2025 near Nice, France.
- His death prompted a French government legal action last week against the Australia-based Kick for alleged negligence and led Paris prosecutors to open a separate investigation.
- Kick and former presenter Safine Hamadi, 23, denied responsibility, asserting the content was scripted, Graven's reactions exaggerated for buzz, and the harassment was consensual and part of an act.
- Autopsy results ruled out third-party intervention in Graven's death, and Kick stated he passed away in bed during what it described as a typical livestream, while the platform condemned politicization of the incident.
- The case highlights tensions over extreme online stunts, raising questions about platform regulation, content safety, and the responsibilities of livestream providers like Kick.
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One of the animators of the channel of the deceased streamer Jean Pormanove took the floor to defend himself and sweep all responsibility for the death of Raphaël Graven.
French streamer insists he didn't kill co-host during live broadcast
Safine Hamadi denied mistreating Raphaël Graven, who died during a 12-day streaming marathon, calling the stunts consensual and scripted. Prosecutors and the French government are now investigating the Kick platform for negligence.
In the mother of the streamer, who died live, as in those who subjected her to physical abuse, a single slogan: everything was agreed.
"It wasn't me who killed (Jean Pormanove), none of us killed him," said Monday on RTL Safine Hamadi, one of the former animators of the Kick channel on which the streamer died live in mid-August. ...
The world of streaming is in mourning, Jean Pormanove died live, in front of his subscribers. While his teammates Safine and Naruto are pointed at, Safine spoke this September 1 to ensure that everything was agreed.
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