{"id":13998,"date":"2021-03-22T02:42:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T02:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/smash-pro-salem-calls-encouraging-captainzack-to-pursue-a-relationship-with-nairo-a-huge-mistake"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:35:54","slug":"smash-pro-salem-calls-encouraging-captainzack-to-pursue-a-relationship-with-nairo-a-huge-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/smash-ultimate\/smash-pro-salem-calls-encouraging-captainzack-to-pursue-a-relationship-with-nairo-a-huge-mistake","title":{"rendered":"Smash pro Salem regrets role in CaptainZack and Nairo’s relationship: “I made a huge mistake”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Smash scene was rocked hard this past summer, as multiple allegations of sexual misconduct saw important community members disappear from the picture, with Nairoby “Nairo” Quezada being accused by Zack “CaptainZack” Lauth of engaging in sexual acts<\/a> with him while Zack was still a minor.<\/p>\n

Nairo would lose his NRG sponsorship<\/a> and get banned by Twitch<\/a> and Smash tournament organizers, however, Quezada fought back<\/a> against Zack’s claims and later confirmed the situation was “legally” taken care of and is now focusing on moving forward with his career, eyeing a return to streaming and content creation.<\/p>\n

Amid Nairo’s decision to return and the #UnbanNairo movement<\/a> within the Smash community, Saleem “Salem” Young, has issued an apology for encouraging Zack to pursue a relationship with Nairo while Lauth was underage, as Salem explains<\/a> that he didn’t know at the time Quezada was an adult.<\/p>\n