Old chess drama wounds reopen after new Joe Rogan epidode resurfaces butt plug cheating accusations

Kid cheats in chess years ago. Kid becomes good at chess. Kid beats former world champion in two games. Champ says kid is cheater and wont play him. Some random guy jokes he cheated with buttplug and media reports it seriously. Biggest chess platform publishes findings he cheated more recently than he admits. Kid gets banned from chess platform. Kid sues champ and chess platform and goes on Piers Morgan with his lawyer to embarrass himself before settling case year later. Champ agrees to play him. Fast forward Joe Rogan has champ reiterate that kid is suspicious and explains why. Chess redditors are divided between hating and loving the champ. Most new and young players support the kid, who is a twitch streamer. Kid supporters are saying champ is a bully, sore loser and the kid is just a young 23 year old child who made one ten hundred mistakes of cheating only 12 8 4 years ago.

https://old.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1iu89cb/magnus_addresses_his_accusation_against_hans/

https://old.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1iuger9/as_always_the_majority_of_people_outside_of/

https://old.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1iueepy/i_dont_trust_him_carlsen_opens_on_niemann/

https://old.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/1iuskfi/hans_niemann_responds_to_magnus_carlsen_and_joe/