France Probes Death of Man on Live Video Stream
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A French social media influencer has died on camera during a two-week livestream marathon after months of being “humiliated and mistreated” for the entertainment of viewers.
According to reports by the New York Times and French newspaper Le Parisien, an autopsy conducted on the body of the late influencer — whose real name was Raphaël Graven — revealed that his cause of death was “was not traumatic in origin and was not linked to the intervention of a third party,” per the Nice prosecutor’s office.
Popular American streamer Adin Ross and rapper Drake, who serve as ambassadors for the livestreaming platform Kick, said they will be covering the costs of Graven’s funeral.
Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, was regularly subjected to humiliation and abuse on Kick, a streaming platform.
French livestreamer Jean Pormanove died Monday near Nice during a violent live-stream. French authorities have now opened an investigation into the live-streamed death.
French influencer Jean Pormanove died live-on-air during a 12-day livestream. The influencer, 46, whose real name was Raphael Graven, died in his sleep on Monday in his home in Contes, near Nice, while he streamed alongside three other people, according to multiple reports.
Kick streamer Raphael Graven, commonly known as Jean Pormanove or JP, died on August 18, 2025, in Contes, a village in Nice, France.
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Who Was Raphael Graven? Kick Streamer's Death Live on Camera Sparks Reckoning on Violent Content
The livestreaming world was rocked on Monday, 18 August 2025, when French internet personality Raphael Graven, known as Jeanpormanove or 'JP', was found dead during a live broadcast on the Kick platform.
Famous French streamer JeanPormanove, whose real name was Raphael Graven, has died, authorities confirmed on Tuesday