Popular US streamer IShowSpeed to kick off Australia tour today
Controversial and popular US YouTube personality "IShowSpeed" is set to kick off his first Australian tour with an on-the-ground live-stream this morning.
The online star, real name Darren Watkins Jr, who also goes by "Speed", has been on an international tour, most recently streaming from the ground in South East Asia.
Adventures in Asia included going up against a professional Muay Thai fighter and boxing legend Manny Pacquaio, as well as encounters with tigers, elephants, and monkeys.
Watkins' Australian and New Zealand tour will begin today at 10am "GMT+11", which indicates he's likely to be broadcasting from the AEDT time-zone - New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, or the Australian Capital Territory.
His planned shenanigans, however, have not been detailed.
Watkins attracted controversy early in his streaming career, which was initially gamer-focused.
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He was banned from streaming platform Twitch in 2021 for what Watkins claimed said "sexual coercion or intimidation" on an e-dating show.
In more recent years, Watkins has pivoted to different content, focusing on soccer, travel, and pro wrestling.
His popularity has continued to grow, with outlet Dexerto reporting Watkins became the most-watched English-speaking streamer of all time during his tour of Indonesia.
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