VTuber Sinder controversy explained: Allegations and Full Timeline

Time of India

28-04-2025

The popular Twitch VTuber
Sinder
has come under negative limelight following accusations from the Vtuber artist Nanoless, who issued a Google document about the termination of work.
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Within the same,
Nanoless
accused Sinder and her manager REDCATED about 'manipulating, using, and dragging them into drama, while sabotaging, slandering & spreading lies about people they thought were the VTuber's closest friends.
The document was posted on Nanoless' X handle on April 26, 2025, and the controversy has spread like wildfire since then. Here we take a detailed look at all the accusations aimed at VTuber Sinder and REDCATED.
Nanoless accuses Sinder and REDACTED about slandering other creators, exclusivity & blacklisting other creators
Nanoless' document consists of several allegations, the first one being about Sinder and REDACTED slandering other creators. As part of the same, the VTuber artist shared several Discord screenshots with that of REDACTED. Nanoless claimed that the two spoke ill and spread rumors about other streamers.
Nanoless exactly stated:
'I will start with screenshots showing them speaking ill of other creators & spreading rumors while manipulating me that it's all in our best interest.
In addition to spreading ill rumors they also complain and accuse
Bao
of giving 'their' editor too much work, resulting in the editor not having any time for new clients which will be important later on. The screenshots below show them showing their affection & appreciation immediately followed by spreading rumors & lies to make other clients appear problematic to manipulate any future decisions regarding commissions.'
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Added to this, Nanoless' document also mentions about REDACTED speaking ill about
Vtubers
like Shylily, who is another popular name.
Coming to the exclusivity, Sinder and REDACTED essentially wanted to issue an exclusivity contract but didn't want to pay about the same. Nanoless additionally mentioned that they would compensate for not working with content creators that they had blacklisted. The document mentions:
"They mentioned wanting an exclusivity contract, but they didn't want to pay for exclusivity, but rather when a creator from their blacklist comes asking for a commission, they would guarantee me model work for Sinder only and if anyone asked me for commissions, they'd commission me instead to compensate for not working with other creators.
This felt very strange given that one of the accusations they made was overworking their editor yet their 'solution' to me working with other creators was for them to essentially overwork me to keep me from working on other projects."
She also added:
'The messages below show that their primary concern is that the more non Sinder models I make, the less 'valuable' my existing models become. It's hard to say how much this messed with my mind as an artist that by working with other people I'm somehow making my existing models less special.'
The screenshots related to the same are on the document itself. You can find the same by heading over to Nanoless' X account (@Nanoless_)
Vampeaches reveals that REDACTED is Sinder's boyfriend
Following the official post by Nanoless, Sinder announced that REDACTED will no longer manager her VTuber activities, and completely cut ties with her manager. Vampeaches responded to this post by revealing that REDACTED is Sinder's boyfriend. She mentioned the following:
"I remember playing Phasmophobia with you and hearing RED chat away next to you before you first debuted like 4 years ago.
You told me he was your boyfriend. Then before we met for Twitchcon you switched up and said 'just so you know my manager is coming with me on this trip' as if I didn't know who he was. It's even ickier to read this tweet knowing he is your significant other and that you're probably going to try and avoid taking responsibility for hurting people who trusted you as friends by nuking the RED side of this duo."
Sinder's official apology
Finally, Sinder posted a document titled 'My Apology' on April 28, 2025.
The same officially confirmed REDACTED as her partner, and the duo were together since she began her journey as VTuber. She said:
'Redacted has been my co-content creator since I began making content, managing all aspects of what I do, and being a major part of why I'm here. We have also been in a relationship since the start of my endeavors. It's no secret that many vtubers choose to keep their public and personal lives separate, and I'm no different.
As of yesterday he is no longer working with me, and I have not extensively discussed any of this with him. Where our personal situation goes from here will be figured out between us privately. I never intended to mention us publicly, but given that the claims are out there, I want everyone to know I'm taking this seriously. After years of working on everything together, his hyper business oriented outlook warped my view of what it is I should be doing, and what should be important to me as I navigate this career path.
I have a terrible work life balance as it is, and being around projects and streams all day every day made me lose sight of the point. It took all of this happening for me to realize this behavior isn't normal or healthy, and it's not an outlook I want to have. This doesn't absolve me of the things I've willingly done wrong and went along with, or the way I've treated people who were fully undeserving.'
Coming to Nanoless' allegations, she added the following:
'In regards to Nanoless, for the majority of the time working with her, Red was the one almost solely doing the communication about new plans and negotiations through his private DMs.
Nano had a project server we were all a part of where the actual art and models were worked on, but the conversations were focused around the work itself. I was not fully aware of the extent of Red's manipulation over Nano's commission decisions, and I should've been more diligent in my oversight.'
You can check out Sinder's complete apology by heading to her X handle (@SinderVTuber).