FaZe Clan co-founders Thomas “Temperrr” Oliveira and Nordan “Rain” Shat are in a public dispute, after Rain accused Temperrr of inappropriate conduct with minors, and Temperrr fired back by accusing him of blackmail.
The situation has quickly escalated, with both sides making serious claims about each other.
Rain’s accusations against Temperrr
During a September 14 livestream, Rain claimed he left FaZe Clan over what he described as a “pedophile” situation. He alleged that Temperrr once told him: “Bro, I’m not going to lie, I had a threesome with two 16-year-olds.”
In a follow-up, Rain said that in a later conversation, Temperrr adjusted the story, saying: “It wasn’t a threesome with two 16-year-olds, actually, it was a 17-year-old. One was 17, and the other one watched.” He also accused Temperrr of justifying the situation by referencing age of consent laws.
Rain said he had informed other FaZe members, including Banks, Apex, and former CEO Lee Trink, before making the allegations public. Rain added, “I feel horrible man. I wish it never happened. I’m sorry I didn’t speak out sooner. Part of the reason I left FaZe was because of it.”
Banks also issued a statement, after speculation that Rain may have been talking about him, denying it and revealing it was Temperrr.
Temperrr responds
Temperrr acknowledged an encounter “years ago” in New York, explaining that after he met girls at a 21+ club, he went back to a hotel with them. “I end up going back with these girls to my hotel room. … I slept with one of them, and I found out after that this girl was 17, and that is the age of consent in New York, but regardless, I was sick to my stomach. It was just extremely uncomfortable knowing that and thinking about this situation.”
He stressed that he believed everyone involved was of legal age because they were in a club with an age restriction. “This allegation of me being called a pedophile is f**king insane. Anybody that knows me knows that I am not a pedophile or even anything close to that, including Nordan himself.”
Temperrr also accused Rain of attempting to use the allegations as leverage. “Even though when you first brought this up a year ago, and I believe that you brought it up just for money purposes, that you wanted money out of FaZe. Like, you stated that a year ago during our conversation with me, Banks, and Apex. You stated, ‘If you don’t get paid that, you are going to air this out.’ That is blackmail.”
He described the personal fallout as severe, saying: “When I bring my son to school, right, and the other parents get to figure out who his dad is, and now, they’re associating me with that word. You don’t even understand the levels of damage that you’ve just inflicted into my life, into my family’s life. It’s everything that I have built.”
Neither FaZe Clan nor other members of the organization have issued public statements.
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