"I Didn't Cheat": Kyedae Blames Redditor For TenZ Narrative And Denies Making Him Quit Valorant

Kyedae addresses the TenZ cheating rumors during her Twitch return.© Instagram/@livestreamtv_

Eight months after Kyedae and TenZ announced their breakup, the cheating rumors around their split have still not gone away. On October 19, the Valorant streamer addressed them directly on X, before returning to Twitch this week after an 18-month break and saying she has "done my part" in answering them. Kyedae denied cheating with a mutual friend and denied pushing TenZ out of pro play, saying it was frustrating to see her name "dragged through the mud" over a split she called mutual.

NEW ????: Kyedae ???????? has clarified the breakup with TenZ ???????? on her return to streaming She said she did NOT tell TenZ to quit pro player and denied any rumors of TenZ donating blood or bone marrow, etc. She said she did NOT cheat on TenZ with John Choi, also, and did NOT share a hotel room with him.

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Kyedae says the cheating claims came from a cropped Reddit post

"Me and John did nothing. I didn't cheat. That was a narrative created by a redditor," Kyedae wrote on X. John is a friend of both her and TenZ, and he became the center of the rumors in February.

She then explained where she believes the story went wrong. "They purposefully cropped out one of my best friends that was also on the trip with us who shared a room with him," Kyedae said, adding: "I had my own when we missed the boat." Her point was that the image that spread online left out a third person and made the trip look like something it was not. She also said TenZ and John had already denied it, ending with: "Idk what more you need." TenZ had said the same in February, calling the rumors "disgusting" and "blind hate" from people accusing his ex-partner.

Kyedae denies making TenZ quit pro Valorant

The second claim was about TenZ's career. "No, I did not get him to quit pro play," Kyedae said on stream. "Guys, do we forget that I asked him to play an extra year and then he won Madrid?" She was referring to Sentinels winning VCT Masters Madrid in 2024 with TenZ on the roster. Kyedae also made it clear there is no bad blood. "Tyson and I don't have any ill intent towards each other, and I do wish him the absolute best," she said, using TenZ's real first name.

At the same time, she will not be sharing more. "There are deeply personal aspects of that relationship that I've chosen to keep private out of respect for everyone involved. That doesn't mean the narratives people have created are true," Kyedae said. She added that she does not think "anyone is entitled to the private details of our relationship just to satisfy that curiosity." TenZ has not commented on Kyedae's latest remarks, and nobody has shown any proof behind the cheating claims that started on Reddit.