League of legends streamer Dantes asked not to attend Streamer Awards citing "complaints"

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League of Legends streamer Dantes has revealed that he was asked not to attend the upcoming Streamer Awards due to complaints about his presence at the event. While streaming Riot's MOBA on stream, he announced that despite being nominated for the Best League of Legends Streamer of the Year award along with the likes of Tyler1 and Caedrel, he will not attend the ceremony.

For those unaware of Dante's history, aka Doaenel, back in 2020, he received heavy backlash for harassing Offline TV member Yvonnie. Subsequent Reddit reactions suggest that he was asked not to attend this year's Streamer Awards despite the nomination due to the incident.

While waiting in the queue for a League of Legends match, the streamer opened up about the possibility of him going to LA for the streamer awards on March 11. A brainchild of Twitch streamer QTCinderella, the annual awards show returns for its second year to recognize and celebrate the biggest content creators in the industry.

While there are quite a few types of similar awards shows, including the YouTube Streamy Awards and the Esports Awards, what sets QTCinderella's show apart is that 70% weightage is given to public votes while determining the winners from each category.

Dantes was one of the four top streamers to be nominated for the League of Legends category and was talking about attending the event on stream while waiting to get into a game. The streamer initially leaned towards not attending but still entertained the possibility of having the option. He stated:

However, he followed that up by revealing that someone associated with the event had privately contacted him and divulged that they were receiving complaints due to his nomination. The same person apparently asked him not to