When asked if she would accept a $10 million contract to stream on Kick, Pokimane responded with the following: "Nope. And it's not like because I got $10 million dollars. It's just because I'm good as I am. Why would I compromise my morals and ethics for more money when I have money, something about that is so cringe, to me personally. I understand if you need to make money, right? For me to do cringe s**t when I have money, I can't. Like, ew. Can someone put this into words better than I can? It's almost embarrassing. "
Pokimane gets asked if she would join Kick for $10 million pic.twitter.com/SS3TmHgDR3
— Twitch Clips (@ClippedTwitch) June 20, 2023
It was this stream, and clip, that really kicked off the ongoing beef not just between Pokimane and xQc, but Pokimane and seemingly the entire Kick platform. That said, during a recent interview with Jake Lucky Kick CEO Ed Craven revealed that Kick originally wanted to work with Pokimane, and from the sounds of it, is still open to working with the streamer, despite her recent comments.
"In terms of people we wanted to work with that turned us down... I'll be honest, we really wanted to work with Pokimane actually. That was a name that we just discussed early on, but I don't think she wants to work with us. We'll see if that changes," said Craven, followed by a laugh. "I'm serious, we were big fans, but listen that's alright, that's okay, we'll see, we'll see what happens."
Kick apparently wanted to work with Pokimane 👀 pic.twitter.com/AyvHfVmZTh
— Jake Lucky (@JakeSucky) June 25, 2023
At the moment, it's hard to imagine Pokimane on Kick ever, let alone in the near future. It's also worth noting that it's not clear how serious Craven is with every part of this reply. Some have suspected there's a tinge of cap/sarcasm to his reply, but if there, it's made clear.
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