The voice actor behind GTA 5’s Franklin went viral after revealing his private disagreement with well-known Twitch steamer Kai Cenat, however the two stars are on good phrases once more.
Shawn ‘Solo’ Fonteno is the voice behind certainly one of Grand Theft Auto’s most iconic characters, Franklin Clinton. He made an look on Kai Cenat’s Twitch stream as a particular visitor again in 2024, the place he took the influencer on a tour of the neighborhoods in Los Angeles that appeared in the recreation’s fictional metropolis of Los Santos.
Nevertheless, Solo mentioned this was doubtless the final stream he’d ever do with Cenat due to the broadcaster’s interplay with a younger fan that occurred throughout their outing.
In a September 2026 episode of the Dope As Usual podcast, Solo defined that Kai Cenat approached a younger fan throughout the stream who got here from a struggling household. In accordance to Solo, Cenat had supplied to purchase the fan a motorbike — however Solo says he by no means made good on that promise.
“This was a household that didn’t have a lot in any respect, bro,” he recalled. “It was most likely 15 folks residing in a one-bedroom house. I do know these folks, and I assist them out at instances. …Kai was cool, cordial with them, speaking to them, ‘What you need? What can I get you?’ And the child was like, ‘I wanna bike, are you able to get me a bike?’ He mentioned, ‘What sort of bike?’ and the child mentioned, ‘A motorbike!’ He mentioned, ‘We gon’ make it occur.’
“I endured to preserve calling after that… let about a week go by, and texted, texted, tried to name, ‘Hey man, honor that [promise] with this child, bro. It’s simply a bike. [It’d] most likely be about a thousand {dollars}, twelve hundred {dollars} or much less, I don’t know, however you gave that child this promise. And now you’re making me look unhealthy, as a result of I introduced you right here, and also you gave this child that promise.’”
Solo mentioned he even approached Kai’s pal and fellow streamer Fanum about the concern, who the actor says ignored him.
“I’m standing on it, man,” he continued. “I’ll look into any certainly one of these cameras like, ‘Bro, you a f**ked up dude for that.’ To me. You’re a very f**ked up dude. I don’t give a f**okay how you’re feeling about it. To me, that was not cool. If I make a promise, particularly to a child, I’mma honor it.”
The podcast went viral, prompting a wave of backlash towards Kai Cenat for allegedly failing to preserve his promise to the baby. Followers have been satisfied that he and Solo now had unhealthy blood as a results of this concern — however simply a day later, Solo confirmed that he and Kai have been on good phrases as soon as extra.
Solo revealed the information in an (*5*) on September 16, which he wrote in response to a clip from the podcast episode. “I simply talked to Kai and it was an trustworthy mistake and it’s mounted. Thanks @kaicenat,” he mentioned.
GTA fervor is at an all-time excessive after Rockstar’s immensely-popular preview for Grand Theft Auto 6 aired on Netflix final month. Followers can’t wait for the highly-anticipated recreation to lastly launch in November, and with main music artists and platforms like Spotify dropping cheeky hints on social media and billboards throughout Los Angeles, it’s clear there’s a lot extra in retailer as the clock ticks down to launch in two months.
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Virginia Glaze
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