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Who is Vinny Vinesauce? Gaming streamer faces shocking sexual misconduct allegations but here's the truth

'One thing about this Vinny Vinesauce fake email that conclusively makes it fake - March 16 2018 was a Friday. Vinny has only done emails on Sunday since 2012'

Popular gaming streamer Vinny Vinesauce has found himself in the midst of sexual misconduct allegations. On Friday (April 2), screenshots of some old mails that were reportedly sent by the gaming streamer began doing rounds on the internet.

The screenshots featured Vinny sending lewd messages and seeking sexual favors from girls. In a screenshot of a mail from March 2, 2018, Vinny can be seen sending a very inappropriate message to an unnamed girl. The subject line reads "Ey, Gurl", followed by a bride message where Vinny uses video game references trying to elicit sexual favors from the unnamed recipient. "I wanna put my Mario, in you're mama luigi, I want my weinerino in your vagerino", reads the mail.

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Several such screenshots began doing rounds on the internet accusing Vinny of sexual misconduct. But many users on the internet felt that these screenshots were fake and photoshopped, and came to Vinny's defense and pointed out the glaring errors in these screenshots.

A user pointed out how one of the screenshots from an alleged mail sent by Vinny featured the wrong display picture of the accused. "I don't watch Vinesauce anymore but I know for a fact no human being would ever say "creeperinos" in any context. I call bullsh*t, Vinny is innocent. also thats not his email nor is it his profile picture."

Another user too shared the same above screenshot and pointed out that Vinny only responded to his mails on Sundays, and the alleged mail was sent on a Friday. "One thing about this Vinny Vinesauce fake email that conclusively makes it fake - March 16 2018 was a Friday. Vinny has only done emails on Sunday since 2012," wrote a user.

"As someone whose been with @VinnyVinesauce since the beginning, lets debunk this 1. Vinny never refers to himself as "Vinesauce" He's always been open with his first name. 2. Vinesauce has had the same logo from the start. Its not that. 3. The "bobs" meme started late 2019. (+)," declared a supported of Vinny.

Several users were left feeling very frustrated by the allegations against the gaming streamer. A user commented, "This Vinny sh*t is disgusting. Why would anyone think its ok to frame someone of sexual assault. All it does is invalidate actual victims. Get your sh*t together. https://pic.twitter.com/p4l6hXCLc8." Another user echoed similar thoughts with, "To anyone who genuinely believes the accusations levied against Vinesauce's Vinny, press Control+Shift+I on your keyboard. Fabricating emails is extremely easy."

Currently all these screenshots are being treated as fake until any further proof is produced. 

Who is Vinny Vinesauce?

Vinny Vinesauce aka Vinny Franzetti is the founder of Twitch gaming group Vinesauce, formed in 2010. He is one of the most popular gaming streamers in the industry. He began streaming in 2010,and launched Vinesauce YouTube channel in 2010. 

In a Q&A, Vinny explained the origin of the name and of Vinesauce:"It all started in a basement a number of years ago. A group of friends were gathered around a television playing one of the GameCube Mario Party games. The mini game in which vines grow out of the ground and into the sky appeared on screen. A random member of the committee was said to have uttered "Doesn't it look like those vines are growing out of an asshole?" Many jokes and laughs later, "Vinny" became "Vine." At least, that's how the rumor goes. Oh, and for the record, sauce is just a fun word," explains his YouTube Fandom page.

Prior to starting Vinsesauce, Vinny was a video editor at a TV station. he has an English and communications degree. He is also the singer and guitarist for the band Red Vox, and released his first album in 2016. According to his Twitter page, his favorite food is pizza.