Police debunk claim U.S. streamer 'N3on' was told not to visit Toronto
A prominent American streamer told his audience that Toronto Police advised him not to travel to the city due to safety concerns — but local law enforcement claims they did not contact the polarizing streamer or issue such a warning.
N3on, a 21-year-old content creator, is best known for his IRL (in real life) livestreams on Kick, as well as divisive content on Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram. He has amassed a combined following of roughly 3.7 million across platforms.
Born in Houston, Texas, N3on started out streaming NBA 2K before transitioning into high-profile content and signing multi-million dollar streaming deals. His content often includes public IRL broadcasts, travel streams, and controversial stunts that regularly draw large crowds.
N3on is currently on a cross-Canada streaming tour, during which he has visited cities including Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal while broadcasting live to his audience on Kick.
On April 22, he posted a video to his Instagram account, which has over 1.5 million followers, apologizing for cancelling what he described as an "eight-hour streaming plan" in Toronto.
In the video, he claims that police had intervened and discouraged him from coming to the city.
"We got reached out to by the police there…They said that, you know, based on everything that's happened, based on how people are acting, and people are pulling up, stream sniping, causing crowds, causing roads to be blocked… They said that they would consider me starting a riot in Toronto and arrest me for it."
The Toronto Police Service tells blogTO that the statement is simply not true.
"We are not aware of anyone at Toronto Police speaking to this person or advising them not to come to Toronto," says a police spokesperson.
N3on's claim, while apparently false, may not seem all that implausible to some fans, considering how his sheer presence at last weekend's Vaisakhi Parade in Surrey, B.C. caused "crowd chaos," according to local reports.
The streamer's scheduled appearance would have fallen on the same day as Drake's viral ice block stunt, which drew a large police presence and was later shut down by authorities over public safety concerns.
For someone so young, N3on has managed to build a surprisingly long track record for stretching the truth.
The streamer has faced his share of controversies over the years, from hanging out with Kanye West, a polarizing figure who continues to receive widespread criticism for antisemitic remarks, to falsely telling followers in a 2024 livestream that he had "only three more days to live."
And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Even his legal name remains somewhat unclear, with some outlets like Business Insider reporting it as Mikyle Rafiq, while TMZ has identified him as Rangesh Mutama.
N3on may not be making it to Toronto anytime soon, though he ended his Instagram post by saying he'll try again in "a few weeks." Whether his word holds up is anyone's guess.
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