A federal judge in Manhattan has ordered Kai Cenat’s New York company to explain, in writing, how two different businesses carrying his name fit into a lawsuit over a Streamer University event, as first reported by AllHipHop.
What the Court Ordered
In a Nov. 5 order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger gave the New York company’s lawyer until Nov. 12 to separately address Kai Cenat LLC in New York and Kai Cenat LLC in Georgia, and to clarify whether the same legal team represents the Georgia business.
The suit was filed in June by Caleb Gottfried against Night Media and Kai Cenat LLC. It centers on alleged crowd-safety problems at a Streamer University audition event. The New York company and Night Media filed their answers in August.
The judge also told Gottfried, who has already filed a Fourth Amended Complaint, that he can’t file any more amended complaints without the court’s permission. An earlier request for a court-appointed lawyer was denied for now, though he can ask again later.
Important: the order doesn’t decide whether either company is liable for anything. It’s a housekeeping step about who belongs in the case.
The IAHHM Take
This is what happens when a streamer becomes a full business. Kai isn’t just going live anymore. He’s running brands, events and entities in more than one state, and courts want the paperwork to line up.
Streamer University was built as a big, culture-moving moment for the next wave of creators. The lesson for every creator scaling up events: crowd safety and clean corporate structure aren’t side quests. They’re part of the job once thousands of fans show up.
Should creators running live events be held to the same standards as concert promoters? We think the answer is getting more obvious every year.
Source: AllHipHop
