Brazilian esports organisation paiN Gaming has eliminated League of Legends participant Alexandre ‘TitaN’ Lima from its aggressive lineup following allegations of sexual harassment and the sharing of intimate content material.
The choice got here after a number of allegations had been made in opposition to the participant, with 5 girls reportedly accusing TitaN of misconduct. The case was first reported by Brazilian outlet Mais Esports.
On January twelfth, League of Legends streamer and Brazilian influencer Gabriela Zambrozuski, also referred to as Gabzuski, confirmed that she and 4 different girls had been getting ready to file a authorized case in opposition to the participant. In response to the report, the accusations embrace alleged sexual harassment and the illegal sharing of intimate pictures with out consent.
In a put up on X (previously Twitter), Zambrozuski stated — translated from Portuguese to English — that following her public assertion, different girls had come ahead with related experiences. She added: “After I shared my state of affairs… different ladies despatched me very unhappy tales involving this particular person. Since I perceive that extra critical issues ought to be handled severely, we will likely be taking the whole lot to courtroom.”
paiN Gaming Responds
paiN Gaming addressed the state of affairs in two separate public statements. In its preliminary response, the organisation said that it was conscious of the allegations and was assessing the state of affairs. In response to the organisation’s put up — translated from Portuguese to English — the matter was receiving ‘precedence consideration’ and was being handled ‘with the utmost seriousness.’
Later the identical day, paiN Gaming confirmed that it had suspended TitaN indefinitely from aggressive actions. The organisation stated: “We base our choices on our ideas and the institutional accountability we stock. Given the context involving the athlete TitaN, we’ve got determined to droop him indefinitely from aggressive actions.”
Throughout his suspension, TitaN will likely be changed by Vinicius ‘Marvin’ Marvin, a participant who has been a part of paiN Gaming’s academy system since 2023. Marvin received the CBLOL Academy First Cut up and the Americas Challengers in 2024.
TitaN joined paiN Gaming in December 2023 after a prolonged stint with RED Canids, the place he competed for greater than 4 years. In 2024, he was a part of the paiN Gaming roster that achieved Brazil’s first-ever Swiss Stage qualification on the League of Legends World Championship.
On the time of publication, TitaN had not publicly commented on the allegations.
