Tfue Sues FaZe Clan & Accuses Them Of Being ‘Grossly Oppressive’ By Taking His Earnings

Turner Tenney – better known as Tfue – is suing his gaming organization and accusing them of allegedly taking a whopping 80 percent of his business earnings.

Tfue – a 21-year-old professional esport player – has slapped gaming organization FaZe Clan with a lawsuit in California on May 20. Tfue (whose real name is Turner Tenney) filed the complaint against the company, accusing them of violating California law and the Talent Agency Act, according to court documents, first published by The Hollywood Reporter.

“Tenney performs in and creates popular videos that he streams online,” his legal team says in the 23-page long court document. “Because Tenney’s videos are viewed by millions, sponsors are willing to pay for Tenney to perform in and create videos that will, at least in part, promote their goods, services and brands.” As of May 20, Tfue has over 10.7 million YouTube subscribers, but the complaint alleges that when he was just 20 he signed a “Game Agreement” with FaZe that is “grossly oppressive, onerous and one-sided.”

“Indeed the Gamer Agreement purportedly entitles Faze Clan to a finder’s fee of up to eighty percent (80%) of the revenue paid by third-parties for Tenney’s services,” the lawsuit claims. The complaint goes on to allege, “Additionally, Faze Clan uses illegal and anti-competitive provisions in the Gamer Agreement to severely limit Tenney’s ability to compete in the marketplace.” As a result, the company is accused of alleged “anti-competitive provisions,” which in “simple terms” uses its “illegal Gamer Contracts to limit Tenney to deals sourced exclusively by Faze Clan and to prevent Tenney from exploring deals presented by others; deals that are potentially superior to deals procured by Faze Clan; and deals that are not saddled with an eight percent (80%) finder’s fee.”

HollywoodLife has reached out to both Tfue and FaZe Clan for comment but we’ve yet to receive a response, but gamer fans have reacted strongly on Twitter. “I’ve been a faze fan since 2011,” one person tweeted. “I’m on faze’s side.”

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