seven arrests – Atlanta police said seven people were arrested over two days around Kai Cenat’s Streamer University auditions after a canceled event attempt drew large crowds and disorder near the venue.
By the time the sun was up in Atlanta, the auditions were supposed to be unfolding. Instead. the glass outside the site became a focal point—something Kai Cenat could see from where he was speaking to followers online—while police reported arrests tied to a “large unpermitted gathering” near the event area.
The controversy landed across two dates. Atlanta Police Department officials said in a news release that seven people were arrested over two days in the area of the audition venue: three arrests on June 15 and four on June 16. The department did not confirm whether the arrests were directly tied to Streamer University. but it said the arrests were made at a “large unpermitted gathering.”.
Cenat’s Streamer University had been promoted as in-person auditions for aspiring content creators, a bootcamp he calls his development program for creators. The plan included stops in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta, with the Atlanta auditions originally scheduled for June 16.
But on June 15, Atlanta Police Department announced on social media that the event had been cancelled. The explanation came from Cenat after the fact. In a now-expired Instagram story, he said the “overwhelming hype and expected turnout” created capacity concerns.
Even after the cancellation announcement, crowds camped out at the venue in Atlanta’s Summerhill neighborhood, according to local reports. That set the stage for police action the next day and heightened the pressure on event organizers as Cenat tried to keep the situation from escalating.
Police said the charges against the seven people included disorderly conduct, obstruction, and simple battery on a law enforcement officer. Three of those arrested were released after receiving a document listing their pending charges. The remaining three were transported to the Fulton County Jail. and one was transported to the City of Atlanta Detention Center. according to police.
As police reported the arrests, Cenat was also trying to manage how the auditions would proceed. On June 16, he confirmed in an Instagram story that the postponed auditions would be rescheduled for the following day. He said the exact location would not be released until early on June 17 to “help keep things organized and prevent overcrowding ahead of time.”.
At 9 a.m. local time on June 17, Cenat announced the final audition location would be at State Farm Arena, with the event set to begin at 1 p.m. Even before the start time, he addressed what he described as disorder outside the venue.
“Atlanta, please back off the glass and form a line. We want to keep the event open, but if safety requirements aren’t being followed, the decision to shut it down will be made by the city, not by us. Please work with us so we can keep things moving,” Cenat wrote in an Instagram story.
His message echoed an earlier warning about the same stakes. In a June 11 post, he said: “If things get out of control, the event will be shut down. Let’s make this something we can all be proud of.”
The events in Atlanta unfolded against a bigger promotional push. Streamer University is Cenat’s development program for content creators. It launched in 2025 as an opportunity for aspiring streamers to boost their brands and network with other creators. In May 2025. he invited followers to submit online applications for the bootcamp. and the Class of 2025 included more than 120 content creators who appeared in videos on Cenat’s YouTube channel.
On the program’s website. Streamer University is described as a “multi-day content creator event where aspiring or growing content creators (students) learn from those with expertise in specific areas like gaming. IRL. Just Chatting. and more (professors) through hands-on workshops. collaborative content creation. and networking opportunities.”.
Cenat, 24, has more than 40 million followers across Twitch and YouTube alone, giving his auditions a built-in audience and a high turnout risk—one that, in this case, collided with public safety limits and police enforcement.
A reporter’s thread connects the timeline: a June 15 cancellation announcement by the Atlanta Police Department. a crowd that continued to camp out at the Summerhill venue. and then police arrests on June 15 and June 16 for conduct that included disorderly conduct. obstruction. and simple battery on a law enforcement officer. As Cenat attempted to reset the plan for June 17—first by withholding the location to prevent overcrowding and then by directing people to line up and back away from the glass—police actions remained in the background. marking how quickly a creators’ event can shift from hype to enforcement.
Police said they deferred to their news release when contacted. Cenat’s team was reached out for comment, but no response was included in the reporting.
As of June 17, Cenat said the audition location would be at State Farm Arena, with the event set to begin at 1 p.m., and he framed the next steps as conditional on safety requirements being met—requirements he said would determine whether the event stays open.
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