Last month, cosplay streamer Emily “Emiru” Schunk accused fellow Twitch star Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo of sexually assaulting her. He’s now suing her and streamer Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt, who covered the allegations during multiple streams, for defamation over the fallout, including loss of equity from his former media company OTK as well as management fees from associated agencies who recently cut ties with him.
“Through the acts and omissions described below, Defendants Schunk, Hoyt, and OTK have, acting in concert, wrongfully and baselessly accused Rinaudo of serious criminal activity for no purpose other than to harm him, his reputation, and his business—and wrest from him control of the companies that he helped build,” the lawsuit, filed in Texas District Court on November 3, reads (via KXAN).
Emiru accused Mizkif of “psychological and domestic abuse, stalking and harassment, sexual assault, and threats of blackmail” during an October 25 livestream. “He started kissing me in my face and I let him do it,” she said, detailing the alleged assault. “I was still sobbing a lot. And then suddenly he tried to climb on top of me and aggressively shoved his hands down my pants and I screamed. And when I screamed he jumped off me, like a cat.”
OTK fully supports its co-owner and sister Emiru and we stand by her side and admire her strength in coming forward and sharing her story.
While Mizkif was one of several founders of OTK, the organization terminated its relationship with him some time ago for reasons unrelated…
— OTK (@OTKnetwork) October 27, 2025
The lawsuit accuses Asmongold of piggybacking off these claims across multiple streams, calling Mizkif “the aggressor and abuser,” and saying that he should go to jail for what he “allegedly” did. In his own stream responding to the accusations, Mizkif appeared to admit he was controlling of her and said they would get in bad fights but denied the most serious allegations of misconduct.
OTK later announced that it stood by Emiru’s claims and that it previously terminated its relationship with Mizkif for unrelated reasons, while Mythic Talent Management has reportedly now dropped him for breach of contract and is demanding almost $1 million in fees. Mizkif’s lawsuit claims Emiru’s allegations led OTK to remove all equity he had left in the organization without compensation and is accusing its current (Emiru) and former (Asmongold) members of conspiring against him.
“Schunk and Hoyt knew at the time that they published these statements that they were false,” the lawsuit reads. “On belief and information, Schunk and Hoyt knew they stood to benefit from Rinaudo’s ouster from OTK and the associated companies and coordinated the timing of their statements to maximize the injury inflicted to Plaintiffs.”
Emiru and Asmongold have not yet publicly commented on the lawsuit. Emiru previously said she was in the process of getting a restraining order placed against Mizkif.
