Forgot password
Enter the email address you used when you joined and we'll send you instructions to reset your password.
If you used Apple or Google to create your account, this process will create a password for your existing account.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Reset password instructions sent. If you have an account with us, you will receive an email within a few minutes.
Something went wrong. Try again or contact support if the problem persists.
Screengrab via Ferox

FaZe Banks says the team’s agreement with Fortnite player H1ghsky1 is legal

According to FaZe’s owner, sign a 12-year-old kid ain’t against the law.
This article is over 5 years old and may contain outdated information

FaZe owner Richard “Banks” Bengtson said yesterday that his company hasn’t broken any law by signing Fortnite player H1ghsky1.

Recommended Videos

H1ghsky1’s Twitch account was suspended last week after a report claimed that he is in fact 12-years-old and not 13 as FaZe claimed when it first signed him. Players need to be 13 to compete in Fortnite’s official tournaments and to stream on Twitch.

Twitter, which has a similar rule, deleted his account yesterday.

Banks made the statement in a response to a Twitter thread yesterday.

Not only did Banks claim the company hasn’t broken any laws by signing H1ghsky1, but he claimed that other organizations were interested in the player too. “H1ghsky1 was a signature away from signing with TSM along with a handful of other orgs,” Banks said.

For Banks, it isn’t illegal if H1ghsky1’s parents are aware of the situation and agree with the contract. He said the young player was already competing and streaming before FaZe offered him a contract.

FaZe has been embroiled in controversy recently, ever since Fortnite star Turner “Tfue” Tenney announced he was suing the organization over unfair parts of his contract. It was that lawsuit, in fact, that first alleged FaZe had signed an under-aged player—though H1ghsky1 wasn’t identified by name.


Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy
Author
Image of Leonardo Biazzi
Leonardo Biazzi
Staff writer and CS:GO lead. Leonardo has been passionate about games since he was a kid and graduated in Journalism in 2018. Before Leonardo joined Dot Esports in 2019, he worked for Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte. Leonardo also worked for HLTV.org between 2020 and 2021 as a senior writer, until he returned to Dot Esports and became part of the staff team.