France Probes Death of Man on Live Video Stream
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Popular American streamer Adin Ross and rapper Drake, who serve as ambassadors for the livestreaming platform Kick, said they will be covering the costs of Graven’s funeral.
According to reports by the New York Times and French newspaper Le Parisien, an autopsy conducted on the body of the late influencer — whose real name was Raphaël Graven — revealed that his cause of death was “was not traumatic in origin and was not linked to the intervention of a third party,” per the Nice prosecutor’s office.
A French social media influencer has died on camera during a two-week livestream marathon after months of being “humiliated and mistreated” for the entertainment of viewers.
French livestreamer Jean Pormanove died Monday near Nice during a violent live-stream. French authorities have now opened an investigation into the live-streamed death.
Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, was regularly subjected to humiliation and abuse on Kick, a streaming platform.
Police investigate death of French online star who died during livestream after ‘10 days of torture’
Raphael Graven, known as Jean Pormanove, had built a following by publishing livestreams in which he was bullied and forced to perform extreme challenges
French streamer Raphael Graven, known for extreme online challenges, has died following alleged abuse during live broadcasts. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.
Famous French streamer JeanPormanove, whose real name was Raphael Graven, has died, authorities confirmed on Tuesday