A right-wing content creator known for associations with Andrew Tate was violently assaulted whilst livestreaming on a busy public sidewalk, with multiple-angle video footage capturing the moment an attacker delivered a sucker-punch before deploying pepper spray and fleeing the scene.
Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy—streaming under the name Sneako—was mid-broadcast looking at his phone whilst discussing controversial views on masturbation when an individual approached without warning and struck him with a hard right-hook to the head area.
Moments before the assault, the Kick streamer had declared “put your life force into a sock? Yeah, you deserve to be publicly executed” during his IRL stream commentary, though whether the attacker heard these remarks remains unclear.
The punch knocked Sneako to the ground with his camera dropping, capturing immediate chaos including shouting, struggling sounds and crew reactions as a brief ground scuffle ensued amongst the broad daylight pedestrian traffic.
Crew members—including someone identified as Waze—helped pulling the assailant off the streamer, though as soon as Sneako regained his footing, the attacker pepper-sprayed him directly in the face before running from the scene.
The stream abruptly terminated amid the altercation, with bystander footage and TMZ clips providing additional angles documenting the assault occurring on a public street with passing vehicles and pedestrians nearby.
Video evidence shows Sneako appearing caught off-guard whilst distracted by his phone and chat interaction, with the attacker delivering the blow without any visible verbal exchange or warning beforehand.
The assailant’s immediate deployment of pepper spray following the punch left the streamer temporarily blinded whilst the individual escaped, with no reports indicating whether witnesses attempted intervening or police were summoned to the scene.
Post-attack claims suggest coordinated setup
Sneako went live approximately one hour following the incident, confirming he sustained a chipped tooth from the punch alongside experiencing mace for the first time, though he reassured his audience he remained otherwise unharmed.
The streamer described the punch hitting his forehead causing initial confusion rather than pain: “I was confused and thought it might be something else like construction” before realising the assault was occurring.
However, Sneako strongly disputed characterisations of the attack as random street violence, insisting multiple factors indicated a coordinated setup targeting him specifically.
“So basically, bro, that had to have been a setup… I really don’t think this was a random coincidence… I think somebody paid a guy to do that,” the controversial content creator stated whilst displaying dental damage.
His conspiracy theory rests on several observations: the attacker’s immediate pepper spray deployment suggesting premeditation, complete absence of verbal exchange contradicting typical confrontations, and approximately five individuals emerging from a nearby building immediately after the assault as though anticipating the incident.
“Right after getting up whilst blinded, I noticed a group stepping out from a building as if they knew it was going to happen. It didn’t feel like a typical random street thing,” Sneako explained.
The streamer—known for inflammatory right-wing commentary and associations with figures like Andrew Tate—concluded his post-incident broadcast by reassuring followers: “I’m fine, we got it handled. Going live again in an hour… I’ll handle everything, so don’t worry about me.”
