Notorious “Manosphere” influencer Sneako has been jumped and attacked on the streets of New York City while live streaming content.
The far right political commentator and Kick live streamer — who recently became a household name after appearing on Louis Theroux’s Inside The Manosphere documentary — was the subject of a seemingly unprovoked assault captured on camera by his team.
In a video shared to X, a man wearing a Dr Pepper shirt and beanie appeared to sucker punch the streamer as he walked down the street looking at his phone.
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In the same motion, the aggressor cradled Sneako’s head with one arm as he pulled him to the ground, with the influencer’s entourage immediately coming to his aid.
Shortly after the incident, Sneako addressed the run-in via a video shared to X from his home, suggesting the hit had been staged.
“I got hit a few times, get up, and immediately (he) pulls out mace and then runs away,” Sneako said, largely unfazed.
“This doesn’t make sense that this is a random person. He had it ready like that… and I’ll handle everything so don’t worry about me.”
Despite facing previous bans across YouTube, Twitch and TikTok in recent years, the iconoclast — born Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy — has been allowed back on YouTube where he boasts 1.31 million subscribers.
This street altercation is not the first Sneako has experienced this month, with one man taking offence to being recorded in NYC without consent and confronting the YouTuber.
“What’s your name?” the man asked. ” Delete that sh** I don’t want myself on camera.”
Sneako and his team then took a minute to talk the man down as they explained they were live streamers.
However, the clip still made it onto social media.
