What happened during Stable Ronaldo's livestream? Swatting incident at FaZe Clan home explained

On Tuesday afternoon, during Stable Ronaldo's livestream, the police arrived at the FaZe Clan home with blaring lights and sirens. Stable Ronaldo, whose real name is Rani Netz, is an online gamer and streamer mostly known for his Fortnite-related content. According to police reports shared with TMZ, they received a call from an individual who claimed to be the streamer.

The incident happened on Tuesday, when a person impersonating Rani Netz called the police to falsely report a crime. According to the caller, they reported that two suspects were throwing bricks at a Studio City home. The caller also mentioned that they locked themselves inside the room and could hear the suspects inside the house.

TMZ also shared that the fake caller told the 911 dispatchers that they were going to check if the suspects were still in the house. This was when the call ended. After police officers were dispatched to the FaZe Clan house, they were met with the home security, who revealed that Stable Ronaldo was doing a livestream and did not make a 911 call. The police officers called this an incident of "swatting."

Stable Ronaldo talks about his first time getting swatted

Stable Ronaldo mentioned that he has been swatted more than 50 times in his career as an online gamer. The 22-year-old streamer has 4.3 million subscribers on Twitch, 1.14 million subscribers on YouTube, and 1.9 million followers on Instagram.

During an appearance on The Ice Coffee Hour Podcast, Netz mentioned that he had been swatted 50 times, "easily." He also shared the first time he was swatted. In his words:

"The first time it happened when we lived in L.A. They came to the house and put us all in cuffs aggressively, and just ran through the house."

After multiple swatting incidents, Ronaldo revealed that the police officers have recognized him and the FaZe Clan members. They are now familiar with the fake calls, and he added:

"But now, they come to the house, but they know who we are. I gave every single cop my number. I was like, 'If you ever hear that, like, I m**dered someone at this address or something like that, just call this number and I'll tell you."

He clarified:

"They still have to clear it, but it'll be less of a hassle. It's just scary because it's like you never know. There might be a new cop on the job that day, who's like 'I'm scared for my life and sh**ts me."

Stable Ronaldo was swatted again after someone pretended to be him and made a fake 911 call. Police later learned he was livestreaming and had nothing to do with the report. Ronaldo says this has happened many times, and even though officers now know him, the situation is still scary.

Also read: Stable Ronaldo questions why Twitch took so long to ban Nina Lin after the incident with FaZe Silky’s assistant ‘Said’

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