A soccer tournament sparked an unlikely social media feud between Twitch streamer Marlon Lundgren-Garcia and a boxing star Jake Paul. The matter quickly escalated on X and Twitch, with the two influencers going back and forth. Essentially, the drama started a few days ago when Malone hosted an IRL live broadcast of the Celsius Football Championship. Jake Paul’s fiancée, Olympic gold medalist Jutta Leerdam, also attended the event.
Jake Paul criticizes Malone amid Jutta Leerdam controversy
A video of Malone’s Twitch stream went viral on X, in which Jutta Leerdam expressed her dissatisfaction with the amount of content created during the event. She said directly: “Too many vlogs! Put the camera away, focus on the ball and score.” Malone responded on air, acknowledging her status while standing her ground: “Like, you know, she’s an Olympic gold medalist, so I should probably listen to her. But I won’t listen to her either, because… I’m also an Olympic gold medalist. “The clip caught the attention of Jake Paul, who responded to a video posted by @yoxics on X, firing back at Malone. Paul wrote: “My daughter doesn’t do this for fun. We make content because our planes have fuel costs, but I’ve run this game once and quit on purpose because of weird things like this. I don’t need to make clips and have a ton of editors to make money to be famous. You just meet a real person who doesn’t give a shit about your stream. Man, let’s play ball. “
Malone fires back at Jake Paul
Malone responded to Paul’s comments in a subsequent live broadcast, objecting to what he said was an unnecessary escalation. He said: “I’ve always had a lot of respect for your girlfriend or whatever, because obviously you’re on a very strict plan, and by the way, I respect that as well. It’s that simple. So be it. Brother, what is the problem? ” He also took a sharp swipe at Paul’s current relevance, adding: “There’s no way a post on Instagram doesn’t get millions of likes every time you post something. I get it, bro. “Malone later doubled down, suggesting Paul’s reaction was more out of ego than genuine resentment: “You’re an adult and you always think it’s about you, but it’s not, that’s what it is, man.”The feud is now firmly in the social media courtroom, with both sides taking public shots at each other.
