Overwatch streamer Dafran apologizes to Cleo for calling her a liar about Sinatraa allegations
Former Overwatch pro Daniel “Dafran” Francesca has apologized to Sinatraa’s ex-girlfriend Chloe “Cleo”, for claiming she was lying about her s*xual abuse allegations. Dafran spent a great deal of time suggesting that the allegations were false and supporting Sinatraa during the investigation.
However, the streamer has walked back on his statements across a series of tweets where he said he was wrong for how he handled the situation.
On April 13, 2022, after Sinatraa announced he was returning to competitive play, Dafran made an apology to Cleo. The Danish streamer said how he handled things was wrong, that he’s going to act better in the future, and that he was sorry about it all. He tweeted:
Cleo was understandably doubtful of the apology, considering this could be a ploy to get back into the competitive scene if the streamer were interested in it. She doubted the apology but said that if it was real, then it was “cool,” but she had no interest otherwise and wanted the gamer to "go away."
He insisted that it was a real apology and that he spent a great deal of time learning about where he went wrong in this situation. He spoke with other content creators, who made it clear that it was important to show support for the victims, instead of immediately shouting them down.
It’s not easy to come forward with abuse allegations, and instead of being an ally, the Danish streamer immediately said his friend was innocent and called the abuse victim a liar. The streamer took responsibility for the harassment she faced since his condemnation caused a lot of problems for Cleo.
Cleo’s response was a simple “Thank you for the apology,” leaving it at that. While what the streamer did was reprehensible in 2021, it’s up to the streamer to
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