Adin Ross
Ross in 2021
Personal information
Born
Adin David Ross

(2000-10-11) October 11, 2000 (age 23)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
OccupationLive streamer
OrganizationKick (service)
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2019–2023
Genres
  • Gaming
  • Just Chatting
  • Hot Tubs
Games
Followers7.2 million
(January 2023)
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers4.1 million[1]
Total views1.14 billion[1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2020
1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: 12 January 2024
American football career
Glacier Boyz
Position:Owner
Career history
As an executive:
Last updated: 3 December 2022

Adin David Ross (born October 11, 2000) is an American online streamer. He is known for his collaborations with celebrities and livestreams of the NBA 2K and Grand Theft Auto V video games.[2] He previously streamed on Twitch before signing a deal with Kick in 2023.[3]

Early life

Adin David Ross was born to Jewish parents on October 11, 2000, in Boca Raton, Florida.[4] He moved to New York City for a brief period of time, but decided to live in Three Rivers, California.[5] Ross had an interest in streaming from a young age and has stated that he skipped his high school prom to stream on Twitch.[6]

Ross revealed on a No Jumper interview with Adam22 that at 12 years old he was stabbed in his sleep by a mentally unstable relative. Ross had nine stitches in his arm while the relative went to jail before being admitted to a mental hospital.[7]

Career

Ross began regularly streaming on Twitch while living with his sister Naomi Ross.[8] He eventually joined an NBA 2K group called Always Excelling and met Bronny James through it. He gained popularity by playing NBA 2K20 with James and doing wager matches with other streamers and YouTubers.[9] In 2020, Ross was streaming with Bronny when LeBron James joined in on the call, which would later be uploaded on his Twitter page.[10]

In December 2022, Ross was in talks to interview Kanye West following his controversial remarks about Jewish people,[11] but decided not to do so[12] after West reportedly told Ross on a phone call: "you Jews aren't going to tell me what I can and can't say".[13]

On February 23, he announced that he was permanently moving from Twitch to Kick.[14]

Controversies

After influencer Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on December 29, 2022,[15][16] five people had been authorized to visit Tate in detention, including Ross, who said he was flying to Romania,[17] but was denied access by the Romanian government.[18] Ross tweeted, "Joe Biden please go ahead and pardon Andrew Tate".[19]

Ross began streaming on Kick, and generated controversy for livestreaming Super Bowl LVII[20] and opening the Pornhub website while streaming.[21]

Ross was involved in a Twitch "hot-tub stream" controversy[clarification needed] with popular streamer Amouranth.[22][23]

Twitch bans

On April 10, 2021, Ross was banned from Twitch after YouTuber Zias answered a phone call and called Ross a "faggot".[24] Ross defended himself from the ban by claiming to Twitch staff that he did not say the word and was not in the room at the time. Twitch clarified that based on this information he would be allowed to stream.[25] His followers started trending the hashtag #FreeAdin on Twitter in an attempt to pressure Twitch's decision.[26] His ban was lifted on April 12, 2021.[27]

Over a year later, on April 20, 2022, Ross was banned indefinitely due to the use of "hateful slurs or symbols", owing to Ross's use of a homophobic slur on Twitch streamer YourRAGE's livestream.[28] He was able to later resume streaming in June 2022.[29]

Ross was banned from Twitch for the eighth time, now permanently banned, on February 25, 2023, for "hateful conduct", after he showed his unmoderated Kick live chat on stream, which was flooded with racist and antisemitic messages by viewers.[30]

Videography

Video appearances
Year Artist, Twitch streamer Title Roles
2021 DCG Shun & DCG Bsavv "House Party" Party guest[31]
SSGKobe "MIA" Himself[32]
Trippie Redd "Holy Smokes" (featuring Lil Uzi Vert) Newscaster[33]
Tyla Yaweh "Back Outside" Himself
Sub Urban and Bella Poarch "Inferno" Concierge

References

  1. ^ a b "About Adin Live". YouTube.
  2. ^ Buford, Landon (December 31, 2020). "Inside the Screen with Adin". One37PM.
  3. ^ "Twitch's New Streaming Rival Kick Tests Waters of Lighter Moderation". Bloomberg.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  4. ^ ADIN ROSS WANTS ISHOWSPEED TO GO TO ISRAEL WITH HIM, retrieved October 23, 2022
  5. ^ Bowes, Julie (February 17, 2022). "Adin Ross House: Hollywood Hills Influencer Mansion". Urban Splatter. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Adin Reacts to Before Adin Ross was Famous!". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Twitch Streamer Adin Ross Reveals He Was Stabbed by Relative in His Sleep". Toofab. April 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Who Is Twitch Streamer Adin Ross' Sister? Everything About Naomi Ross".
  9. ^ Skelton, Eric. "The Strange Rise of Adin Ross, Explained". Complex Networks. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  10. ^ Aquino, Andrés (June 7, 2020). "Twitch streamer Adin2Huncho completely loses it after chatting with NBA star LeBron James". Ginx TV.
  11. ^ Weiss, Geoff. "Meet Adin Ross, the 22-year-old Jewish Twitch megastar who's reportedly interviewing Kanye West next". Insider. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Popular Twitch streamer Adin Ross says he canceled his interview with Kanye West because he doesn't want his 'platform to be used to spread hate'". Yahoo News. December 13, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran. "YouTuber Adin Ross says Kanye West told him 'you Jews aren't going to tell me what I can and can't say,' prompting him to cancel a planned interview with the rapper". Insider. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Bye-Bye Twitch: Adin Ross Announces Move To Kick With…". EarlyGame. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  15. ^ "Andrew Tate detained in Romania over rape and human trafficking case". BBC News. December 30, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  16. ^ Jennings, Rebecca (January 4, 2023). "The arrest of misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, explained". Vox. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  17. ^ Williamson, Lucy (January 20, 2023). "Andrew Tate: Romanian teens explain how he approached them on social media". BBC News. ... American influencer called Adin Ross, with millions of followers, who said he was flying to Romania on Thursday.
  18. ^ Bevan, Rhiannon (March 4, 2023). "Adin Ross Suggests Prison Gave Andrew Tate Cancer, Somehow". TheGamer. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  19. ^ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (December 30, 2022). "As news of Andrew Tate's arrest goes viral, influencers are trying to mobilize their fanbases in his defense". Insider. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Adin Ross Could Be In Serious Trouble For Broadcasting…". EarlyGame. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  21. ^ Miceli, Max (February 22, 2023). "Adin Ross showed porn on stream, but did he break the law?". Dot Esports. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  22. ^ ""Who's the redhead in the tub?" - Amidst Adin Ross's Hot Tub Statement, Amouranth Replies Sarcastically as Fans Ask Andrew Tate's Friend "This you?"". EssentiallySports. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  23. ^ "Hasan says Adin Ross is going down "bad path" after hot tub stream comments". Dexerto. January 25, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  24. ^ Noor, Nawshad (April 11, 2021). "Adin Ross Banned on Twitch Because Guest Rapper Zais Made Homophobic Remarks on his Stream". GameRiv.
  25. ^ Edwards, Eve (April 11, 2021). "Adin Ross' Twitch ban explained: What happened in his latest stream?". TheFocus.
  26. ^ Sadiq, Mohammed (April 11, 2021). "Twitch bans Adin Ross after ZIAS uses Homophobic slurs during his stream". TalkEsport.
  27. ^ "Twitch lift Adin Ross ban early after comments about streaming & driving drama". Dexerto. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  28. ^ "Adin Ross Banned From Twitch". comicbook.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  29. ^ Polhamus, Blaine (April 21, 2022). "Adin Ross indefinitely banned on Twitch". Dot Esports.
  30. ^ Purcell, David (February 27, 2023). "Adin Ross perma banned on Twitch over unmoderated hateful conduct in chat". Dexerto. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  31. ^ "DCG Shun & DCG Bsavv - House Party – Review – HTGG". HTGG. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  32. ^ Barlas, Jon (July 17, 2021). "SSGKobe ascends on new track, Lyrical Lemonade visual for 'MIA'". Our Generation Music.
  33. ^ Saponara, Michael (July 20, 2021). "Trippie Redd & Lil Uzi Vert Take Over an Arcade for 'Holy Smokes' Video". HipHopDX.
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