Overview
Peterbot N-word with Hard R Controversy refers to a 2025 controversy concerning a video of professional Fortnite player Peterbot saying the n-word with a “hard R” and also saying the f-slur. According to Peterbot, the video was recorded at the Agent House when he was 16 years old. He’s notably seen in the video eating chocolate cake, which inspired the moniker Peterbot Chocolate Cake Video to refer to the clip. The video resurfaced on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube in August 2025, sparking backlash on social media. Several memes and posts were shared about the video, some of which re-edited it and turned it into an exploitable. Peterbot later addressed the drama on Twitter / X. He apologized in his response. Some internet users claimed that his apology tweet was AI-generated, though, which sparked its own backlash.
Background
On August 8th, 2025, a video of professional Fortnite player Peterbot was posted by the X account @snippedceo, which showed Peterbot sitting at a table and eating chocolate cake with other men around him. He tells the cameraperson to “stop being gay.” Peterbot is then heard using the f-slur and the n-word with a “hard R.” He says the latter slur multiple times before the video ends. Over six days, the video gained over 4.1 million views and 17,000 likes (shown below).
It’s rumoured that Fortnite pro ‘Peterbot’ is BANNED from competitive play after this video of him got leaked online 💀 pic.twitter.com/A1ozGVVonh
— Snippd (@snippedceo) August 8, 2025
The video was reposted by several accounts across social media on August 8th. For instance, the X account @HYPEX posted the clip on that day, gaining over 25.8 million views and 108,000 likes in six days.
The clip was also posted by TikToker @jonyjkfort on August 9th, 2025, gaining over 77,100 likes in five days.
Online Reaction
On August 8th, 2025, Twitch and Kick streamer LosPollosTV quote-tweeted the video from @HYPEX on X, writing, “I knew something was off with bro… You can’t be that good at Fortnite without being a fucking weirdo.” His post gained over 81,000 likes in six days (shown below).
On August 8th, X user @dranksoja tweeted a GIF of streamer FlightReacts laughing with the caption, “Y’all dead surprised a 16-year-old white gamer named ‘peterbot’ said hard R 😭😭,” gaining over 8,400 likes in six days (shown below).
On August 9th, 2025, TikToker @.yungmali posted the KSI Floating video, captioned, “How HYPEX felt after leaking Peterbot,” gaining over 392,900 likes in five days (shown below).
@.yungmali He needed to be gone #peterbot #leak #fortnite #fncs #fyp #blowup #viral ♬ original sound – MarioUzi🍄
On August 10th, TikToker @sc3pblack posted a video reacting to the Peterbot N-word video, in which he noted that Peterbot looked directly into the camera and said the slur five times. He called Peterbot’s decision “a choice of all time” and criticized it further. Over four days, the video gained over 268,700 likes (shown below).
@sc3pblack MAGA giving some of yall WAY too much confidence 😭 #fyp #relatable ♬ Limerence – Yves Tumor
On August 12th, 2025, TikToker @normal.lucas posted the original video with a caption in text overlay, reading, “Why is Peterbot so mean now?” Over two days, the video gained over 45,700 likes (shown below).
@normal.lucas #fyp #peterbot #fortnite ♬ New Home – Slowed – Austin Farwell
Developments
Peterbot’s Response
On August 8th, 2025, Peterbot shared a tweet in which he addressed the video of him saying the n-word. He claimed that the video was taken when he was 16 at the Agent House. He wrote, “At the time, I was in an environment where I was heavily influenced by others and was asked to say it. That does not excuse my words, but it is important context for understanding the circumstances.” He further said, “I want to sincerely apologize to the communities affected and to anyone who has been hurt by my words.” The tweet received over 7.4 million views and 55,000 likes in six days (shown below).
In the replies, X user @linky asked Grok, “Is this apology letter from Peterbot AI-generated?” to which Grok replied with the claim, “Yes, Peterbot’s apology was flagged as 100% AI-generated by detectors like ZeroGPT” (shown below).
Others like X user @yoxics replied with a screenshot from Quillbot, showing the alleged results for the apology as “100% of text is likely AI.”
Various Reactions
@bbysoups so does pollo win then😭💔 #peterbot #fnbr #fortnite #fncs #fortnitegirl ♬ original sound – bbysoups
@peterbot.ae Peterbot edit | #fyp #fncs #peterbot #fortnite #freepeterbot || @Peterbot ♬ original sound – ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀʙᴏᴛ.ᴀᴇ