Brother Nature Pizza Shop Fight
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Overview
Brother Nature Pizza Shop Fight refers to a physical altercation between social media star Kelvin Peña, better known as Brother Nature, and an unnamed person in December 2019. Videos of the fight, in which Peña can be shown kicked in the face repeatedly, went viral as fans expressed support for the influencer.
Background
On December 6th, 2019, Kelvin Peña was involved in a physical altercation with an unnamed party at the La Sandwicherie restaurant in Miami, Florida. Security footage of the incident revealed Peña approaching his attacker before leaving and returning to the restaurant. Other videos show Peña being kicked while on the ground.
Developments
Participants' Reaction
Shortly after the fight, Twitter [1] user @phatdabb_gmn claimed to be the assailant. They wrote, "I just beat the dog shit outta brother nature in la Sandwicherie." The tweet has since been deleted (shown below).
Hours later, Peña tweeted[2] about the fight. He wrote, "I know there’s a video out of me getting jumped, everyone in the pizza shop literally just watched, with their phones out, and did nothing. Oh well." The tweet received more than 336,000 likes and 37,000 retweets in less than one day (shown below).
That day, Peña posted a video on Instagram of himself icing his lip. The post received more than 1.4 million views and 250,000 likes in less than 24 hours (shown below).
Online Reaction
On December 7th, Twitter user @PopCrave posted a video of Brother Nature being kicked. The tweet received more than 3.5 million views, 15,000 likes and 4,400 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
Internet personality Brother Nature took to Twitter to address the videos that surfaced of him being attacked at a pizza shop in Miami:
“I know there’s a video out of me getting jumped, everyone in the pizza shop literally just watched, with their phones out, and did nothing.” pic.twitter.com/GjI7FKCNHR— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 7, 2019
Twitter user @itsvlexis tweeted other angles on the fight. They wrote, "He clearly not fighting back in the first fight yet the guy still goes out for some more after he’s curled up trying to protect himself… brother nature is genuine kind guy. Those ppl in the restaurant didn’t even help him smh. I hope that guy gets his ass beat." The video received more than 3.2 million views, 106,000 likes and 25,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
He clearly not fighting back in the first fight yet the guy still goes out for some more after he’s curled up trying to protect himself… brother nature is genuine kind guy. Those ppl in the restaurant didn’t even help him smh. I hope that guy gets his ass beat pic.twitter.com/02PvgDWp9a
— Alexis💋 (@itsvlexis) December 7, 2019
Fans and supporters of Peña expressed their dismay about the fight. Twitter[3] user @JonMarcell_ tweeted,[3] "Bruh beat up Brother Nature like it was some accomplishment, you beat up a dude who feeds Deer in the forest. You get no cool points for that." The tweet received more than 56,000 likes and 11,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left).
Twitter[4] user @1stOfHisName wrote, "Why don't yall Floridians have the same energy with George Zimmerman but y'all attacking unproblematic ass Brother Nature? 2019 is cancelled." The tweet received more than 82,000 likes and 21,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).
Twitter user @Teddy_Harris3 tweeted a video of penguins marching. They wrote, "The Animal Kingdom getting information after hearing about Brother Nature getting jumped." The tweet received more than 348,000 likes and 73,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
The Animal Kingdom getting in formation after hearing about Brother Nature getting jumped pic.twitter.com/Rw5NZ2mcPd
— Teddy_Harris3 (@Teddy_Harris3) December 7, 2019
Some criticized Peña for his role in the fight. YouTuber KEEMSTAR tweeted, "Security footage shows @BrotherNature claims about throwing no punches was a lie! #DramaAlert." The tweet received more than 640,000 views, 20,000 likes and 4,300 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
Security footage shows @BrotherNature claims about throwing no punches was a lie! #DramaAlert pic.twitter.com/o0ou1Tb65O
— KEEM 🍿 (@KEEMSTAR) December 8, 2019
Media Coverage
Several media outlets covered the controversy, including The Daily Dot, [5] The Daily Mail,[6] TMZ,[7] Bossip[8] and more.
Search Interest
Not Available.
External References
[1] Twitter – @phatdabb_gmn's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @BrotherNature's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @JonMarcell_'s Tweet
[4] Twitter – @1stOfHisName's Tweet
[5] The Daily Dot – Brother Nature was attacked, says everyone just watched with phones out
[6] The Daily Mail – Horrifying footage shows social media star Brother Nature being viciously assaulted in a Miami pizza shop
[7] TMZ – BROTHER NATURE STOMPED OUT!!! Allegedly Picked Fight
[8] Bossip – Brother Nature Allegedly Started The Fight In Miami And Now Is Getting DRAGGED By Everyone Who Defended Him
