Apex Legends pro faces backlash over transgender slur and deletes social media

  ❘   Published: 2023-11-21T17:42:57  ❘   Updated: 2023-11-21T17:43:07

Apex Legends pro Jaeden ‘Caprah’ Valle has deleted social media after dealing with backlash for utilizing a transgender slur.

Apex Legends participant Jaeden ‘Caprah’ Valle is as soon as once more dealing with backlash. Earlier this 12 months, Caprah made the headlines after making various derogatory and offensive feedback towards XSET participant Sikezz.

A screenshot of a dialog over Discord exhibiting a string of messages was made public, the place then former teammates got here ahead, claiming that it wasn’t the primary time they’ve needed to cope with his toxicity.

The state of affairs sparked a response from a number of of the most important execs within the Apex Legends group. Now, Caprah has as soon as once more come below fireplace, this time dealing with backlash for utilizing a transgender slur — main him to delete his social media profiles.

ALGS pro deletes social media after utilizing transgender slur

Apologizing for his prior actions, Caprah claimed he possible “gained’t play aggressive Apex ever once more.” However, months later, the participant made a return to the aggressive scene, becoming a member of Team SCS.

Now, the 17-year-old has been known as out for the usage of a slur in the direction of transgender folks, the place throughout a scrim session, Caprah may very well be heard calling his opponent a “tr**ny f**okay” after being eradicated.

Caprah was then known as out by ‘Ideas‘ — the transgender participant the slur was allegedly focused in the direction of.

“Loses con as soon as instantly calls me a slur reformed btw what number of instances has it been 3, 4?” they wrote on Twitter/X.

Ideas additionally known as out Caprah’s teammates for the habits, earlier than noting how a number of high gamers vouched that the 17-year-old was “reformed” earlier than returning to pro play.

“@_Avexys @DeToXGOW this your new teammate? How many high gamers have immediately vouched saying he’s reformed? How you [going to] die one time and simply spit it out prefer it’s nothing.

Caprah has since appeared to delete his social media platforms, along with his Twitter/X account not obtainable.