Kai Cenat is furious when magician Max pranks him with a hanging stunt during streaming marathon

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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat is furious with magician Max after he unexpectedly pulled a dangerous prank that could have resulted in serious injury.

The 22-year-old internet personality is nearing the end of his subathon, dubbed “Mafiathon 2,” which sees him stream for 30 consecutive days throughout the month of November. He has welcomed celebrity guests including Snoop Dogg, Miranda Cosgrove and Sexxy Red.

On Wednesday (November 26), Cenat, Max and their friends met at a basketball court to get content for the live stream. But Cenat was allegedly unaware of a prank Max planned that began with him standing on scaffolding with three lines of rope tied to ripcords behind him.

Max proceeded to loop a string around his neck and encouraged Cenat to pull one.

Max said he knew Cenat would “make the right choice”, prompting Cenat to pull the rope around Max, sending him into the air for a few moments before the rope dropped. Cenat immediately told his friends to turn off the live stream and “put the camera down.”

When the cameras came back on, Cenat appeared distraught. “What?” he asked as a member of Max’s team asked him to stay back so someone could help untie the rope from Max’s neck.

“I could be banned,” Cenat said. “Is he good? I’ll stay here.”

Returning to his house later, Cenat found a URL link to a video of Max explaining that the stunt was planned and that everything had to happen the way it did. Confused and upset, Cenat searched for Max, frantically calling out to him for answers.

Cenat said he was only told by Max and his team that the content they were filming would “break the internet,” but no other script details were given.

“Max told my team he was doing a completely different thing at the end, it was nothing related to that. Then he did it,” Cenat insisted, per Dexerto.

The only response Cenat reportedly received from Max was, “Let the story be what it is.”

Since Max made his prank, Cenat has come under fire for broadcasting the stunt. One person on X/Twitter wrote: “What was the plan here? Prank or not the guy still has a rope around his neck which is just crazy that Kai’s team would even approve something like this in the first place.

Jack Doherty criticizes Cenat for allowing the content on his live stream

Jack Doherty criticizes Cenat for allowing the content on his live stream (X/Jack Doherty)

“There is no ‘magic’ or ‘prank’ that should involve a rope around someone’s neck. It’s just a line you don’t cross,” they continued.

Another person agreed: “In what world is this *** fun when your audience is a bunch of kids.”

Amid the backlash, a few of Cenat’s supporters came to his defense, claiming he had no idea what Max was going to do.

“Just saw the clip. Kai seems genuinely shocked and concerned for Max. Kai wouldn’t have allowed something like that. I believe him and his team when they say they were told something else was going to happen,” said one fan.

Austin Harper defends Cenat and his team against the backlash

Austin Harper defends Cenat and his team against the backlash (X/Austin Harper)

Whether Kai knew the extent of the prank or not, the move could have cost him his streaming abilities on Twitch. Twitch, a popular live video streaming service, has strict community guidelines when it comes to content.

“We want to foster a community that supports and sustains streamers’ ability to express themselves and provides a welcoming and entertaining environment for viewers, free of illegal, harmful and negative interactions,” Twitch website reader. “When we talk about harm, we mean actions that lead to physical, emotional, social or financial harm or loss to our users or society.

“When we discover that someone has violated our Community Guidelines, we take actions that may include removing content, removing monetization tools, a warning, and/or suspending their account.”