Streamer Awards 2026 Faces Racism Claims After Deshae Frost Calls QTCinderella’s Event "Rigged"

Deshae Frost calls the 2026 Streamer Awards rigged after leaving early.© NDTV Library

Deshae Frost says The Streamer Awards 2026 treated Black creators unfairly, and he called the ceremony “rigged” during a livestream on November 12. The Twitch and Kick streamer had already left QTCinderella's event early when he got into what upset him. He took issue with a segment involving AriAtHome, saying Black creators were brought forward and asked to rap, and he also questioned why Black streamers he felt deserved recognition did not win awards. But it wasn't only about results. Frost said some people at the event had treated him and his group disrespectfully, while making clear QTCinderella herself had not.

Deshae Frost Questions the Rap Segment and Recognition Given to Black Streamers at the Ceremony

Frost described the rap segment in angry terms on stream and questioned how Black creators got presented during the show. “Here you go … rap!” he said, repeating the way he believed the moment had been handled.

Besides that, he complained that a Black creator had presented an award but then lost. He didn't name the category in the comments quoted from the stream.

He said he was unhappy with recognition given to Black streamers at the ceremony. Kai Cenat and IShowSpeed got a shout-out from him, and then came the line, “None of my peers got any of that.”

So his criticism covered both the presentation and the award results, not one isolated category.

Frost Calls the Awards Rigged but Says QTCinderella Was Never Disrespectful to Him

Frost also asked what the point was of inviting Black creators to an event where he felt they weren't treated fairly. “Is this what the whites use us for? Is this why we come to their event?” he asked, before calling the awards “rigged” and saying the experience was “sad.”

Money came up too. Frost said he paid $500 for his suit and felt the night wasn't worth it, and all of this came after he had left the ceremony.

His criticism didn't reach QTCinderella personally. Frost said she was never rude to him or the people with him, and that their interactions with her were fine. He blamed unnamed attendees for what he described as disrespectful behaviour instead.

“Every time I talked to QT, it was cool,”Frost said. He did not name the people he accused of being rude, or give further details about what happened between them. QTCinderella had not responded to his allegations at the time of publication.