{"id":263101,"date":"2026-09-17T16:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/kai-cenats-promise-to-shawn-fonteno-explored-as-gta-5-actor-calls-out-the-twitch-streamer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:20:10","slug":"kai-cenats-promise-to-shawn-fonteno-explored-as-gta-5-actor-calls-out-the-twitch-streamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/kai-cenats-promise-to-shawn-fonteno-explored-as-gta-5-actor-calls-out-the-twitch-streamer\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai Cenat&#8217;s promise to Shawn Fonteno explored, as GTA 5 actor calls out the Twitch streamer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5218463\" data-slug-id=\"2837706\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shawn Fonteno, famously known for playing Franklin in GTA V, collaborated with Twitch streaming sensation Kai Cenat in late 2024. During the stream, Kai and Shawn visited a family who, according to Shawn in a recent Dope As Usual Podcast episode, &#8220;didn&#8217;t have much at all,&#8221; with &#8220;15 people living in a one-bedroom home.<\/p>\n<p>After entering the house, Kai met a little boy and said he would <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1iw-7Ba94ek&amp;t=3405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">buy him a &#8220;dirt bike&#8221;<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;(&#8216;What you want?.. You want a dirt bike? What type of dirt bike you want?&#8217; asked Kai Cenat) Any dirt bike (&#8216;What&#8217;s your name?&#8217;) Zion, I&#8217;m 7. Hey, [Shawn], remind me to get him a dirt bike&#8230; I gotchu&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/gta\/news-gta-5-franklin-actor-clears-kai-cenat-controversy-promised-bike-young-fan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Shawn Fonteno<\/a> was right by Kai&#8217;s side as this exchange happened. Now, nearly two years after the incident, Shawn claims the streamer&#8217;s promise was never fulfilled, alleging that Kai never bought the child a dirt bike:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I persisted in calling after we finished and our night was over with. I let about a week go by and tried to call and text, [saying], &#8216;Hey man, you know, honor that [promise] with this kid, bro.&#8217; It was just a bike, you know&#8230;&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/streamers\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Franklin Reacts to GTA 6 and Explains His Issue With Kai Cenat\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1iw-7Ba94ek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/streamers\/youtube\" data-embed=\"1iw-7Ba94ek\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/96e2d-17896598949385-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/09\/96e2d-17896598949385-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>[Timestamp &#8211; 58:47]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shawn added, saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/gta\/news-gta-5-franklin-actor-clears-kai-cenat-controversy-promised-bike-young-fan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kai Cenat<\/a> made him &#8220;look bad&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But you gave this kid that promise, and now you&#8217;re making me look bad. You know what I&#8217;m saying? Because I brought you here and you gave this kid that promise.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall, Shawn said that because of Kai failing to keep his word with the child, he would &#8220;never do another stream with him again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Shawn Fonteno calls out Fanum and Kai Cenat&#8217;s &#8220;crew&#8221; for being &#8220;culture vultures&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>In an attempt to get through to Kai Cenat, Shawn reached out to Kai&#8217;s fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/streamers\/all-amp-members-2026-ranked-popularity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">AMP crew member<\/a>, Roberto &#8220;Fanum,&#8221; suggesting Kai should do good on his promise, but was ignored:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So, I brought it up to his people, you know, Fanum&#8230; &#8216;Cuz me and Fanum was dealing with each other&#8230;. I said, &#8216;Hey, bro. Kai should get that bike for this kid, man. It&#8217;ll just look good, bro, with him coming back with the bike and gifting this kid. It&#8217;ll mean the world to this kid, man, in the situation they&#8217;re living in, bro,&#8217; and he just ignored me, bro.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then, addressing Kai Cenat&#8217;s &#8220;crew,&#8221; Shawn used the term &#8220;culture vultures&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;His whole crew, they just [are] almost like culture vultures. You know what I&#8217;m saying?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, he looked straight into the camera lens, calling out Kai:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m standing on it, man. I look at any one of these cameras. Bro, you&#8217;re a ****ed up dude, bro, for that. To me, you&#8217;re a very ****ed up dude. I don&#8217;t give a **** how you feel about it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr\/>\n<p>In other news, Kai Cenat addressed rumors about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/streamers\/news-gigi-single-i-m-single-kai-cenat-addresses-rumors-getting-together-ex-girlfriend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">him getting together with his ex-girlfriend<\/a>, saying, &#8220;Gigi is single; I&#8217;m single.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Vishnu Menon<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/streamers\/kai-cenat-s-promise-shawn-fonteno-explored-gta-5-actor-calls-twitch-streamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shawn Fonteno, famously known for playing Franklin in GTA V, collaborated with Twitch streaming sensation Kai Cenat in late 2024. 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