IShowSpeed caused a bit of a stir this week when he confronted a woman who flipped him the bird.
As pointed out by Dexerto, the incident went down during a recent livestream at a Budapest restaurant, where the popular YouTuber had stopped with his entourage. The video captured IShowSpeed — real name Darren Jason Watkins Jr. — walking through the outdoor dining area with a mob of cheering fans closely following.
“IShowSpeed! IShowSpeed!” the crowd was heard chanting.
However, not everyone in the restaurant was a fan. Seconds into a now-viral clip, a female patron was seen flipping IShowSpeed off as he walked past her dining table. The YouTuber immediately noticed the offensive gesture and decided to call the lady out.
“Middle fingers at me? Why are you putting a middle finger to me, ma’am?” he asked with a raised voice.
Another woman at the table attempted to de-escalate the situation and told IShowSpeed not to be “aggressive.”
“No, she put a middle finger up to me, why though?” he asked.
A man at the table intervened a few seconds later, telling IShowSpeed they were simply “trying to eat dinner.”
“I’m trying to eat dinner too, OK?” IShowSpeed fired back, before apologizing for the crowd of fans. “I’m just trying to do the same thing, OK? So relax. I just came here to eat dinner just like you so don’t get mad at me. I’m sorry that this happening but that’s just what it is; that is how life is, OK?”
The patron ultimately accepted the streamer’s apology and told him to go his own way while they continued to eat.
“OK, well next time, tell that young lady not to throw a middle finger at me, because I didn’t do anything to her, OK?” IShowSpeed said. “Have a nice dinner.”
The streamer was then escorted out by his security.
The footage received mixed reactions across social media, with some fans praising IShowSpeed for calling out the disrespect and others blasting him for causing an even bigger scene. Check out some of the reactions below.