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FaZe Banks vs. CORE Boys / Marlon: profitability dispute, private messages and personal attacks

The dispute began after Stable Ronaldo said CORE was profitable and operating well in the green after expenses. Banks challenged that framing, arguing that CORE's members benefited from the audience, infrastructure and investment built during their FaZe period, after which Marlon defended the group and the exchange escalated into personal attacks and the publication of old private messages.

FBParticipantFaZe BanksSRParticipantStableRonaldoMLGParticipantMarlon Lundgren Garcia

Timeline

6 events
Start of the conflictTHE TIMES OF INDIA · INITIALVerified by the editors

Stable Ronaldo said CORE was profitable and in the green

During a Twitch stream, Stable Ronaldo said CORE was completely in the green after accounting for employees, rent, content and other operating expenses. The statement described CORE's finances from Ronaldo's perspective, but no audited financial records were provided publicly in the material reviewed.

Streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia fires back at Banks amid CORE Boys feud ↗
Checked September 3, 2026 at 07:00 AM
ResponseTHE TIMES OF INDIA · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Banks disputed CORE's framing and pointed to FaZe's prior investment

Banks responded that Ronaldo's profitability claim overlooked the platform, infrastructure and money used to build the creators during their FaZe period. He said roughly $11 million had been invested into the creator operation, claimed Banks, Matt Kalish and FaZe had made no money from that investment, and said CORE's growth appeared to have plateaued, while acknowledging that he was not reviewing detailed metrics when making the growth assessment.

Streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia fires back at Banks amid CORE Boys feud ↗
All sources3
1Streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia fires back at Banks amid CORE Boys feudThe Times of India · LinkSecondary source2FaZe Banks says roughly $11 million was invested into creatorsThe Times of India · LinkSecondary source3FaZe Clan announcement of FaZe Media and Matt Kalish's $11 million investmentLinkedIn · PostConfirmation
Checked September 3, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Reaction24VIDS · REACTIONVerified by the editors

Marlon told Banks to stop talking about CORE members

Marlon reacted publicly to Banks' comments about Ronaldo and CORE, saying Banks repeatedly talked about his friends and telling him to stop. The response became personal, with Marlon calling Banks a waste of oxygen.

Clip of Marlon reacting to Banks and calling him a waste of oxygen ↗
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1Clip of Marlon reacting to Banks and calling him a waste of oxygen24vids · VideoConfirmation2Streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia fires back at Banks amid CORE Boys feudThe Times of India · LinkSecondary source
Checked September 5, 2026 at 07:00 AM
ResponseSOTWE · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Banks attacked Marlon and published old private messages

Banks responded on X with personal attacks against Marlon and said Marlon had previously approached him for advice when he feared old clips could damage his career. Banks posted screenshots presented as their earlier private messages and separately highlighted a message in which Marlon appeared to thank him for advice. The screenshots were public, but the complete conversation context was not independently available.

Archived Banks posts containing his response to Marlon and screenshots of old messages ↗
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1Archived Banks posts containing his response to Marlon and screenshots of old messagesSotwe · PostConfirmation2Streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia fires back at Banks amid CORE Boys feudThe Times of India · LinkSecondary source
Checked September 5, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Reaction24VIDS · REACTIONVerified by the editors

Marlon questioned what Banks was trying to expose with the old messages

After Banks published the private-message screenshots, Marlon reacted publicly and questioned what Banks believed the messages exposed. In the available clip, Marlon said the exchange was from roughly a year and a half earlier and predated his later view of Banks.

Clip of Marlon reacting to Banks publishing their old private messages ↗
Checked September 5, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Latest updateCommentaryTHE TIMES OF INDIA · UPDATE2 confirmations

The Times of India published a consolidated account of the feud

The Times of India published a report connecting Ronaldo's profitability statement, Banks' criticism of CORE's post-FaZe growth, Marlon's response and Banks' publication of old private messages. The article consolidated the public sequence but did not independently verify CORE's underlying profitability or the complete context of the private messages.

Streamer Marlon Lundgren Garcia fires back at Banks amid CORE Boys feud ↗
Checked September 7, 2026 at 07:00 AM
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