Twitch streamer in custody after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City
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(CNN) β The New York Police Department took social media star Kai Cenat into custody Friday after large crowds gathered in Union Square for a giveaway, according to a law enforcement source. Cenat, who has over 4 million followers on YouTube, over 5 million on Instagram, and 6.5 million on Twitch, said during a Wednesday Twitch stream that he would be hosting a βhuge giveawayβ Friday at 4 p.m. in Union Square. In the stream, he said they would be giving away computers, Play Station 5s, microphones, keyboards, webcams, gaming...
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