Social media star Kai Cenat appeared to hang YouTube magician Max Major by the neck from a noose in shocking footage — but it was later revealed it was all just a sick prank intended to scare the viral streamer.

Kai Cenat has been involved in a few different controversies in the past few months and finds himself at the centre of another after a hanging stunt from Magician Max. The 22-year-old Twitch streamer was nearing the end of his month-long subathon (otherwise known as "Mafiathon 2") and during Wednesday's (27 November) livestream,

During Kai Cenat's "Mafiathon 2" charity event, magician Max Major's performance took a chaotic turn, shocking viewers and participants.

Kai Cenat couldn’t believe his eyes when Max Major aka Magician Max attempted this life-threatening stunt live on his stream, without warning anybody.

Just ask Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat,whose livestream took a dark turn on Tuesday night when he appeared to hang Magician Max Major for

Max Major, a YouTuber and content creator with one million YouTube subscribers, is renowned as the "most followed mentalist" globally. He has 426k Instagram followers and frequently collaborates with internet personalities,

However, Cenat was allegedly unaware of a prank Max was planning that began with him standing on scaffolding with three lines of rope tied to ripcords behind him. Max proceeded to loop one cord around his neck and encouraged Cenat to pull one.

Kai Cenat is one of the most popular social media personalities, especially for his unique content on Twitch. Recently, Cenat joined hands with magician Max Major for a prank video for his Mafiathon 2 subathon.

A shocking livestream stunt by Kai Cenat, orchestrated by magician Max Major, has ignited debate over online pranks and responsibility.