Twitch streamer Markus “ItsMarkusKing”has come to the defense of Reggie “girlhefunny1x,”better known as Lil Rodney Son, following allegations made by Felix “xQc”about the use of bots to artificially boost his viewership on the popular streaming platform owned by Amazon.
The drama began when a clip from xQc’s livestream on April 9, 2025, gained traction across social media, wherein he accused Reggie of engaging in viewbotting activities. In a direct response, ItsMarkusKing challenged these claims, shedding light on why such accusations were made against Reggie.
In his own livestream broadcast the same day, ItsMarkusKing explained that Reggie’s high viewership numbers can be attributed to his streaming schedule, which typically begins after major streamers like Kai Cenat and Agent 00 end their broadcasts:
“Reggie is the one ni**a that doesn’t average that much, but he streams after everybody. This ni**a Reggie streams from like 12 am to 5 am, so everyone is off-stream! So after Kai gets off the stream with 100K viewers- walk with me ni*8a stupid ni**a.”
According to ItsMarkusKing, the timing of Reggie’s streams significantly influences his viewer count. Many fans of popular streamers often migrate to Reggie’s channel once their favored creators conclude their sessions:
“Kai gets off stream with 100K, Agent gets off stream with 20K, Tylil gets off stream with 20K, Ray gets off stream with 20K, RaKai gets off stream with 50K because he’s streaming with Lil Tay, where are ni**as going to go? Stupid ni**a, where are ni**as going to go?”
Allegations Against Reggie: What xQc Said
The source of the controversy arose during xQc’s livestream on April 9, when he closely examined the TwitchTracker page for Reggie’s channel, girlhefunny1x. His observations led him to suggest that Reggie’s increasing viewership was dubious.
“1K, next day 800, next day 8K, next day, 60K. That’s the GOAT, I mean, then 20K, 30K, that’s the absolute GOAT of streaming… we’ve been doing it all wrong for a whole decade, we’re f**king stupid.”
After FaZe Clan’s StableRonaldo questioned xQc about his remarks regarding Reggie, xQc boldly asserted that many of Kai Cenat’s circle are engaged in viewbotting.
“I don’t give a f**k, they’re all viewbotters, I don’t care to say it. People from like a 1K andy to a 20K andy overnight, like I’ve been here before, I’m not f**king stupid, this shit’s bottled out the wazoo.”
It’s worth noting that allegations of viewbotting have surfaced frequently within the Twitch community. For instance, in March 2025, a content creator named QueenGloriaRP faced scrutiny when she inadvertently opened a suspected viewbotting software during one of her streams.