Tfue

Turner Ellis Tenney (born January 2, 1998),[1][2] better known by his online alias Tfue, is an American streamer and esports player, best known for playing Fortnite.

Tfue
Tfue in December 2018
Personal information
Born	Turner Ellis Tenney (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998[1][2] Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Nationality	American
Residence	Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Occupation	Live streamer • YouTuber
Twitch information
Channel	Tfue
Years active	2014–present
Genre	Esports Gaming
Games	Fortnite Battle Royale, H1Z1 and other battle royale games
Teams played for	FaZe Clan (RFA) Rogue Denial Esports
Followers	8.8 million
Total views	230.2 million
Associated acts	Ninja Cloakzy Symfuhny 72hrs Nate Hill Tennp0
YouTube information
Channel	Tfue
Years active	2014–present
Genre	Gaming Vlog
Subscribers	12.0 million
Total views	1.3 billion
Associated acts	JOOGSQUAD PPJT
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2018 1,000,000 subscribers 2018 10,000,000 subscribers 2019
Updated July 25, 2020

He is regarded as one of the best players on Fortnite as has won many tournaments including most recently the SuperGames Charity Tournament, in which two streamers teamed up with two professional athletes to compete as a four man squad against 19 other squads.

Career

Tfue transitioned to Fortnite Battle Royale as it was quickly exploding in popularity. Tenney later joined FaZe Clan, a professional esports organization, on April 30, 2018.

Personal life

Tenney is from Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. He went to middle school for a week, but thought that "[...] it sucked [there] [...]" which is why "[...] he never really went to school [...]" after that and was homeschooled.[3]

In 2019, he moved to New Jersey with his duo partner Cloakzy.[4][5]

Controversies

In May 2018, Tenney was banned from Twitch for 30 days after saying an alleged racial slur. Twitch reversed the ban after reviewing the word wasn't used in a racial manner.[6][7]

On July 2, 2018 Tenney received a permanent account ban on his Epic Games accounts because he was selling and buying Epic Games accounts, which is prohibited by Epic Games' terms and conditions.[8] A week later, Tenney was banned from Twitch again, this time for 14 days, for unknown reasons.[6]

On May 20, 2019, Tenney filed a lawsuit against FaZe Clan, claiming they "pressured Tenney to live in one of its homes in Los Angeles, pressured him to underage drinking and illegally gambling. FaZe also continuously pressured and encouraged him to engage in dangerous stunts." Tenney also claimed, that "he only got 20% from any branded videos that are published on Twitch, YouTube or social media and half of his revenue from touring and appearances."[9] FaZe Clan responded on Twitter, saying they didn't take any money from his tournament winnings, Twitch and YouTube revenue and his social media. They also said that they "took $60,000 from his branded videos" and offered Tenney "an improved contract multiple times, with 100% of the money going to Tenney, but he rejected or ignored all of them."[10]

On August 1, 2019, FaZe Clan filed a federal lawsuit in New York suing Tenney, claiming Tenney violated his contract by disparaging the company and trying to form a rival esports organization. The organization also claims that Tenney directly leaked confidential information about his contract to media publications, violating their terms.[11]

On September 2, 2019, Tenney again said a racial slur while streaming, but Twitch did not ban him.[12]

On April 25, 2020, Tenney competed in a rock, paper, scissors charity tournament hosted by Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson. During Tenney's stream of the tournament, he accidentally revealed MrBeast's phone number and code for the tournament contestants. The stream had to be taken down momentarily before return where Tenney quickly lost. Tenney apologized but received criticism from many people including Tyler "Ninja" Blevins. Tenney responded by calling Ninja a "pussy" during a rant on stream.[13][14]

References

1. "FaZe Tfue". FaZe Clan. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
2. Tenney, Turner [@TTfue] (January 1, 2019). "it's My 21st Birthday!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 4, 2019 – via Twitter.
3. Smith, Noah (January 13, 2020). "The unique, unlikely celebrity of Tfue". Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. "Tfue Moves In With Cloakzy. Big Announcement On Vlog This Sunday?". Game Life. May 29, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
5. "Cloakzy might be the next FaZe Clan player on the way out". Daily Esports. May 29, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
6. Valens, Ana (September 6, 2018). "Who is FaZe Tfue, and why was he banned from Twitch?". Dot Esports. The Daily Dot. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
7. Asarch, Steven (June 22, 2018). "FaZe Tfue, TSM Daequan and XQC Banned: What Happened This Time? (UPDATE)". Newsweek. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
8. Kent, Mike (June 22, 2018). "Epic Games Clarify Why FaZe Clan's TFUE Received a Permanent Account Ban". Dexerto. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
9. Cullins, Ashley (May 20, 2019). "Esports Pro Sues Gaming Organization FaZe Clan Over "Oppressive" Contract". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
10. Asarch, Steven (May 23, 2019). "Tfue Contract Leak? FaZe Clan Streamer Responds to Organization". Newsweek. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
11. Alexander, Julia (August 1, 2019). "Faze Clan sues Fortnite star Tfue, claims he earned more than $20 million from streaming". The Verge.
12. Stavropoulos, Andreas (September 3, 2019). "Tfue appears to say racial slur on stream". Dot Esports. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
13. Becht, Eli (April 25, 2020). "Tfue Leaks Mr Beast's Phone Number During Charity Event". Heavy.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
14. Glaze, Virginia (April 25, 2020). "Ninja calls out Tfue for leaking Mr Beast's phone number". Dexerto. Retrieved April 25, 2020.