US Twitch streamer Kai Cenat has said he is “beyond disappointed” after a chaotic games-console giveaway in New York led to him being charged with inciting a riot.
Thousands rampaged through Union Square on August 4, in anticipation of free PlayStation 5s, hurling bottles, stones and tins of paint.
Cenat was arrested and charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly.
He condemned the violence as “not cool” in his first comments since the riot.
The 21-year-old told his followers in a video that some of those who attended the giveaway “need serious counselling”.
Cenat did not have a permit for the event.
