Kwite Rape Allegations (2024)

Overview

Kwite Rape Allegations refers to rape and emotional abuse accusations made against YouTuber and content creator Kwite by Twitter user and artist Nyasputiin, who claims that Kwite raped them in the back seat of their car in February 2018. The allegations were posted to Twitlonger in late February 2023, largely resulting in online backlash against Kwite and support for Nyasputiin over the controversy. Following the accusations, Kwite's Discord moderation team purportedly began censoring anyone talking about the claims. On March 11th, 2023, Kwite denied the allegations in a YouTube video, sharing evidence that contradicts Nyasputiin's claims.

Background

On February 22nd, 2023, Twitter^[1] user and fan artist @Nyasputiin posted, "I refuse to be silent any longer," along with a link to a Twitlonger^[2] page alleging that the anonymous YouTuber Kwite raped them in February 2018. The post details how Nyasputiin started talking with Kwite when he had around 500 subscribers and wanted to draw fan art of him. Nyasputiin stated he made several pieces of art and a rantsona for Kwite and the two kept on talking, becoming online friends. The two often talked over Skype "because the messages delete after a set amount of time," purportedly allowing Kwite to gaslight Nyasputiin with the things they said during the chats. The two eventually met up and Nyasputiin told Kwite their deadname to use when their transphobic parents were around, which Kwite purportedly used to belittle them in the future.

According to Nyasputiin's post, Kwite and Nyasputiin planned to go to a trampoline park and see Black Panther during their second meeting. The two then purportedly started flirting and planned to take each other's virginities. They started to hook up in the back of Nyasputiin's car, but Nyasputiin got cold feet and alleges they told Kwite to stop, but he did not. Nyasputiin claims they tried to come out about the emotional abuse the event caused but was harassed for it. Eventually, they tried to reconcile with Kwite over a call with a mediator, during which Kwite purportedly tried to gaslight them further but ended up apologizing for some of the behavior, which Nyasputiin claims wasn't sincere (full post shown below). The Twitter post gained over 54,000 likes in a day.

The accuser also provided a link to an Imgur^[3] album offering evidence that the two talked and hung out prior to and in February 2018 (examples shown below). This is the first known time that Kwite's supposed face has been shown without a mask and hoody covering him.

Developments

On February 22nd, 2023, Twitter^[4] user @morriiisey posted a screen recording purportedly showing mods on Kwite's Discord server deleting messages about the allegations, garnering over 1,600 likes in a day (shown below). On the same day, Twitter^[5] user @Void_BoxYT then made a post claiming Kwite is deleting links to the Twitlonger in his comment sections.

I’m currently watching kwites mods shut down each channel one by one each time someone tries to talk about what’s happening with Kwite. Even messages saying they will dm the info to others (what mods told them to do) are getting deleted. #dropkwite pic.twitter.com/pkhmkpeYBr

— morriman (@morriiisey) February 22, 2023

Kwite's Response

Around February 24th, 2023, following rumors that Kwite deleted his Discord account after the allegations, Kwite purportedly posted a message on his Discord server that read, "Been silent so far, just wanted to say that I have not deactivated my discord account, and my statement will be coming in the next few days." The Discord response was discussed in a video by YouTuber Jalyn on February 24th, garnering over 258,000 views in a week (shown below).

On March 11th, Kwite then posted a video to YouTube^[9] denying the allegations and offering evidence contrary to Nyasputiin's claims. The video garnered over 1.6 million views in a day (shown below). In the video, Kwite claims that not only did he not sexually assault Nyasputiin, or "Orion" as he calls them in the video, but the two never had sex and Kwite is still a virgin. Kwite shared DMs that suggested he was more hesitant about the two of them having sex than Orion, while Orion was purportedly very sexually forward, including DMs that Orion previously shared but cropped where Orion makes sexual remarks towards Kwite. Kwite also denied claims that he deleted his Discord account after the accusations, which were already debunked. Kwite shared clips of Orion describing the night they saw Black Panther in a positive way.

Kwite also criticized Nyasputiin for crossing boundaries that he'd communicated to Nyasputiin, including sharing the photographs of his face. He denied that he used platforms like Skype because the messages delete themselves. He also refuted that he used Nyasputiin's deadname to shame them, claiming there is no proof of him using it or being transphobic toward Nyasputiin. Kwite then claimed Nyasputiin had a "codependent" relationship, with Nyasputiin often opening up to Kwite about self-harm and other problems.

Later in the video, Kwite denied claims that Nyasputiin essentially came up with his persona (green hoodie, mask, glasses to hide identity) sharing videos in which he wears the outfit before Nyasputiin ever made the artwork for him. He suggested that Nyasputiin viewed their relationship as transactional. Kwite claims that, after the alleged rape, he stopped talking to Nyasputiin as much due to him being busy, making new friends in real life and online, and their relationship being marked by "trauma" as Nyasputiin would constantly message him for guidance on his mental health and trauma.

Kwite additionally said this type of correspondence was "taking a toll" on him and his mental health, which he also struggles with. The two got on a call together to discuss this, but Kwite said it was "unproductive" and their friendship essentially ended. Kwite then shared tweets from Nyasputiin's private Twitter account, @legohentai, in which they say they have the "power" to "ruin everything" for Kwite but won't and that they didn't realize they were raped at first, purportedly only coming to the realization after it took a year of therapy.

Kwite then discussed a call he had with Nyasputiin and Lord Bung over a year after they ended their friendship during which Kwite admits he got a little aggressive at times, causing him to have a panic attack. He mentioned that he was more concerned with preparing for Hurricane Florence as his family's home was in its path. He additionally claimed that Nyasputiin lied multiple times in the call and then discussed how he and Nyasputiin tried to become friends again, but Kwite was ultimately uncomfortable talking to them. Kwite concluded the video by saying it was good he cut ties with Nyasputiin for his mental health.

Nyasputiin's Response To Kwite

On March 11th, 2023 (the day that Kwite released his response video denying the allegations), Nyasputiin then shared a purported medical document on Twitter^[10] claiming they have PTSD after the alleged sexual assault, writing, "I haven’t seen the full video but I noticed quite a bit of lying in the first 10 minutes so I realized I need to show my diagnosis. After I post this I’m logging off for a while but here is undeniable proof that what I said occurred did. Thank you for everyone’s support" (shown below). The document was subsequently accused of being an alleged fake by many online.^[11]

Online Reactions

As the allegations continued to spread in late February 2023, numerous social media users sided with Nyasputiin and reacted with shock about the accusations leveled at Kwite (shown below, left). Some fans of Kwite also defended him, with Twitter^[7] user @Greybee12 sharing a screenshot of one of his defenders, garnering over 3,300 likes in a day (shown below, right).

On February 23rd, YouTuber^[6] Pegasus posted a video about the allegations, garnering over 45,000 views in under 24 hours (shown below). That day, Twitter^[8] user and accuser @Nyasputiin then posted, "Very telling that a lot of the ppl who are defending Kwite are misgendering me," garnering over 1,500 likes in under a day.

Reactions Post-Kwite Response

After Kwite made his response video on March 11th, 2023, denying the allegations, many people began defending Kwite and denouncing Nyasputiin on Twitter (examples shown below). That day, Twitter^[12] user @appulfox posted, "Upset bc if Orion has no way to clean up the pile of evidence that Kwite has left him, that would mean that Orion doxxed kwite, made false accusations, put kwite's IRLs and family at risk, practically ruined a person's career, made ppl with BPD look bad, made it harder for actual victims to speak up, and created an echo chamber of extremists who attacked whole communities just bc Orion was a part of them," garnering over 14,000 likes in two days.

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