'ABSOLUTE HORROR'

Streamer Dies Live On Air After Being Humiliated Online

Jean Pormanove was subjected to cruel pranks and degrading challenges for over 500,000 paid subscribers.

A 46-year-old French streamer died on air after being subjected to months of humiliation online. Jean Pormanove — real name Raphaël Graven — gained notoriety in the country for his live streams in which he was subjected to cruel pranks and degrading challenges designed to go viral, according to the BBC. During a live broadcast Monday, Graven died in his sleep at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice. Prosecutors said they have launched an investigation into his death. “At this stage, there is nothing suspicious, interviews are underway, and an autopsy will be performed,” the prosecutor’s office wrote in a statement to Le Parisien. Two of Pormanove’s co-hosts had previously been investigated by police for abusing, humiliating and inciting hatred against the streamer, but were released in January without charges. “Jean Pormanove was humiliated and mistreated for months live on the Kick platform,” France’s digital minister Ciara Chappez said on Tuesday. “The violence he suffered was an absolute horror. I extend my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.” Meanwhile, Kick said it was “urgently” reviewing the circumstances behind the content creator’s death. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jeanpormanove and extend our condolences to his family, friends and community,” a spokesperson said.