Controversial Former Top Smash Player ZeRo Says Lawsuit Is Settled Wants Back On Twitch

Former top competitive Super Smash Brothers player Gonzalo ZeRo Barrios has launched a campaign to get himself unbanned from Twitch after announcing that the lawsuit he filed against his former roommate Jacqueline "Jisu" Choe has been settled.

In a video posted last Friday to his YouTube channel, ZeRo announced that the accusations Jisu levied at him during the 2020 Smash Community Sexual Misconduct Allegations had been deleted and he was looking forward to making a comeback in the Smash content creation scene.

ZeRo was one of the bigger names involved in the 2020 drama that rocked the competitive Smash scene. He was accused by Jisu of showing her inappropriate sexual images when she was underage. Another woman came forward at the time and stated ZeRo attempted to make sexual advances on her when she was underage.

At the time, ZeRo apologized and called himself a "terrible person" before exiling himself from the Smash scene. His sponsor then dropped him and Twitch banned him from the platform at the time.

However, in 2021, ZeRo returned to YouTube recanting his confession, saying it came amidst a mental breakdown. He said the allegations against him were an attempted assassination of his character and then announced that he had retained legal counsel on how to proceed.

On Friday, ZeRo posted a joint statement from himself and Jisu stating that their differences had been settled and they wanted to put the situation behind them.

Explained in full detail in the video, but to explain a bit here, the document that had ALL of the allegations to my name has been DELETED by the person who created the document (Jisu). Below is a JOINT STATEMENT both from parties – pic.twitter.com/GdQdHGOHeT

— ZeRo (@zerowondering) September 9, 2022

However, the gaming community was divided on how to move forward. Supporters of ZeRo believed ZeRo's video meant he was cleared of any wrongdoing and should be allowed back on the platform. Others weren't so sure and did not support his hashtag campaign to return to Twitch.

After 9 long months it's finally over…I'm so proud of your transformation ZeRo and I can't wait to see you back on your grind. #UnbanZeRoTwitch https://t.co/uacIsc6GGn

— Technicals 👾 (@Technicals_) September 9, 2022

smash fans were like: "we're making the community a safe protective place for minors"
then proceeds to welcome zero back & give him a platform

— tigerish 🎧 @ finishing xenosaga episode 3 (@tigerishsteam5) September 11, 2022

Isn't this literally what Jisu, smash creators, and the community at large have been saying? Lmfao all this letter states is that yes, zero was in fact being a weirdo while also acknowledging Jisu made an incorrect statement (which she also walked back). Idk man, still not great.

— smashed smasher (@SmashedSmasher) September 9, 2022

It remains to be seen if and how Twitch will respond to ZeRo's campaign to be unbanned.