Kai Cenat resolves NYC Union Square melee charges with apology, officials say

Youths scuffle with police after hundreds of people gathered in Union Square Park to attend social media star Kai Cenat's announcement that he would be giving away video game consoles in the park, in New York, on Aug 4, 2023. Cenat will not be prosecuted on charges of inciting a riot in Manhattan after agreeing to post a public apology and paying for the damage caused when thousands of his fans erupted in a chaotic melee in Union Square last summer, officials said. — The New York Times

NEW YORK: Social media star Kai Cenat will not be prosecuted on charges of inciting a riot in Manhattan after agreeing to post a public apology and paying for the damage caused when thousands of his fans erupted in a melee in Union Square last summer, officials said on May 7.

A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said prosecutors planned to drop their case against Cenat and two other men, Denzel Dennis and Muktar Din, in exchange for the apology and US$57,000 (RM270,151) in restitution.