G2 Esports’ CEO Carlos “ocelote” Rodríguez Santiago came under fire and was suspended for 8 months without pay after posting clip partying with infamous misogynist Andrew Tate in September 17th
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The tweet’s timing was unfortunate as G2 Esports just announced an all-female League of Legends pro team
Andrew Tate is a British-American kickboxer notorious recently due to his misogynistic views on women. Some of Tate’s beliefs include women belong at home, being men’s property and shouldn’t be allowed to drive according to a Guardian article. He also believes rape women should bear responsibility for their attacks, was involved in a pyramid scheme, organized crime, sex trafficking and fled from UK for sexual assault allegations, etc
Needless to say, involvement with such a ‘special’ human being immediately puts Carlos under heat, especially after G2 just announced G2 Hel, an all-female LoL pro team
G2 Esports has posted an apology regarding Carlos’ behavior and suspended him for 8 months without pay.
Carlos, however, decided to double down and defended his friendship with Tate despite pinning G2’s apology on his feed.
The suspension was considered by many a light punishment and compared to an 8-month vacation by fans, especially as G2 and Carlos ‘came to an agreement’ about it.
While he has a right to befriend anyone he wants, as other personalities in the scene like Ashley Kang of KORIZON or LEC caster Aaron ‘Medic’ Chamberlain pointed out, he is not free from consequences or people’s backlash about whom he parties or befriends with especially as he’s a CEO of a brand.
Certainly, he had let down a lot of G2 fans and undermined the image that G2 is trying to build.
