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IShowSpeed 'forgives' Man City fan who attacked him at FA Cup final but Internet says he 'deserved it'

IShowSpeed's tweet stirred up significant interest, prompting fans to react in different ways about the assault and its aftermath

CINCINNATI, OHIO: Darren Watkins Jr. aka IShowSpeed, is a highly acclaimed YouTuber and live streamer and boasts millions of followers. Notably, he has amassed over 9 million followers on Instagram. Recently, when he was at the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, an unfortunate incident occurred where he was unexpectedly punched by an individual. The incident was captured on video and quickly went viral, spreading across various social media platforms such as Twitter and YouTube.

In response to this unexpected event, Speed took to social media and shared a picture with the person who had assaulted him, and tweeted “able to forgive”. This tweet stirred up significant interest, prompting fans to react in different ways. Continue reading to delve further into the details of his tweet and the ensuing fan responses.

‘I’m able to forgive’

In the unexpected turns of events, Speed got punched in the arm and his phone slipped out of his hands. Swiftly,  the security guards intervened to avoid further escalation. Following this event, Speed shared a tweet, “what happened today ain’t cool, but I’m able to forgive. We cool. Big love to the FA and Wembley security for looking after me. Insane atmosphere today. 

Manchester till I die.” 

The tweet indicates that Speed condemned the aggressor's behavior while also demonstrating his capacity to forgive. Some of his fans praised his composed response to the situation, while others criticized him, suggesting that he somehow deserved what transpired.

'You deserved it'

One of the Twitter user wrote, "Tbf tho if u didn’t shout stuff about UTD in a CITY end… then you wouldn’t be having this". One user wrote, "you deserved it". Another wrote, "not even the same guy, the guy next to him is who randomly hit him". Another said, "Happy to see you at least meet up with the person. It’s time we all chill and do a bit of self-reflection". The other wrote, " "Manchester till I die"  Mate which part of Manchester??!! City or United Lmaooo.. I just love this dude.. I ALWAYS SHOW RAW SPEEEEEEEEEEED !! Amma huge fan..". The last user wrote, "That is what you get when you troll every random people that you don’t know them still you say it was not cool ? Big respect".

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