An investigation’s now been launched after a streamer influencer died live on air

An investigation has been launched after a French streamer with follower count in the millions named Raphaël Graven, also known online as Jeanpormanove, died whilst live streaming. Graven was known for his extreme live stream challenges and was attempting to stream consecutively for 10 days – but was found dead at his residence in Contes, a village north of Nice aged 46. “The death of Jean Pormanove and the violence he suffered are an absolute horror. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Jean Pormanove was humiliated and mistreated for months live on the Kick platform,” said Clara Chappaz when confirming the investigation, the French minister delegate for artificial intelligence and digital affairs.

The livestream had been running for 298 hours 

Footage has been circulating on social media of the other participants in the live noticing that Graven had died and then cutting the broadcast. The coroners office has opened an investigation – currently, the cause of death is unknown. French streamer Graven was known for appearing on streams with other influencers before he died – these being Owen Cenazandotti who goes by Naruto, Safine Hamadi known as Safine and another identified as Coudoux.

In various videos this group had posted in the past, Coudoux and Graven were frequently mistreated by the other two. They were regularly slapped and had substances poured on them. The group maintain that all this was intended to be humorous, and the group would profit from the streams as viewers would subscribe or tip on the Kick platform – similar to Twitch.

Jeanpormanove

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Concerns were raised previously about the welfare of Coudoux and Graven, with the public prosecutor of Nice opening an investigation in December 2024. Three charges being looked into according to Mediapart were “public incitement via electronic communication to hatred or violence against a person or group due to their disability,” “deliberate group violence against vulnerable persons resulting in total incapacity to work for less than eight days,” and “broadcasting recordings of images relating to the commission of offences involving deliberate harm to the integrity of a person.”

Cenazandotti and Hamadi were interviewed by police on January 8th related to this.

What have the other involved parties said after French streamer Graven died?

“My brother, my partner, my friend. Six years side by side, never letting go of each other. I love you, my brother, and we will miss you terribly,” Cenazandotti posted on his Instagram account. “Rest in peace, my brother,” Hamadi, age 23, posted on his account.

A lawyer for Cenazandotti told Le Monde “We are waiting for the results of the investigation to determine the full circumstances of JP’s death and to identify the responsibilities of each party.”

A video resurfaced from a previous live stream after Cenazandotti and Hamadi discussed the possibility dying on air on social media, in which the pair urge Graven to say “to the camera, right now, that if he dies live tomorrow, it’s because of his shitty health and not because of us.”

“People will come after us, but it’s because of your 46 years of a miserable life,” said Cenazandotti. “If something happens to me live, I take full responsibility,” Graven eventually said.

Kick, the streaming platform where French streamer Graven died live on air occurred released a statement from its spokesperson. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jean Pormanove and extend our condolences to his family, friends and community,” the Kick platform said. “We are urgently reviewing the circumstances and engaging with relevant stakeholders to investigate the situation.”

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