Fact Check: Did IShowSpeed collaborate with Neymar Jr. during the Brazil livestream?
Darren Watkins Jr., popularly known as "IShowSpeed," has become the talk of the town in the online community. On February 19, 2024, numerous clips from the YouTuber's livestream from Brazil surfaced on X, during which he was seen collaborating with what appeared to be football star Neymar Jr.
Darren was dancing during the broadcast when people around informed him that Al Hilal's forward had arrived to meet him. The 19-year-old streamer was surprised to see this and exclaimed:
Readers should note that Neymar Jr. did not collaborate with IShowSpeed on February 19, 2024. Instead, Eigon Oliveira (Instagram handle @sosiadoney), a well-known Neymar Jr. impersonator, appeared on his channel.
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After spending some time dancing with the person who appeared to be Neymar Jr., IShowSpeed asked the DJ to turn off the music, as he began to wonder if the individual was truly the Brazilian football icon.
While telling the person to remove his sunglasses, the YouTube streamer said:
Darren and the Neymar Jr. impersonator began conversing in Portuguese, and the latter was heard saying:
Expressing his surprise at the situation, the Ohio native remarked:
The impersonator then claimed he was contacting Lionel Messi via video call. In response, IShowSpeed said:
As previously mentioned, several clips from Darren's livestream from Brazil went viral on X. Here's what fans had to say about it:
While there was no collaboration this time around, IShowSpeed did meet Neymar Jr. last year on July 25, 2023.
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