The pro-gamer didn't cheat during a competitive match, but instead uploaded clips showing him using aimbots - which allow players to shoot others without taking careful aim. The mother-of-three spoke after her son – who is currently in the US – was given a lifetime ban by Epic Games for cheating while playing Fortnite. Javis and his brother Frazier, known as FaZe Kay, are said to have helped make 'The FaZe Clan', the esports team the brothers represent £6.2m in the past year – including £2.4m in prize money plus a further £3.8m from sponsorship deals. Mrs Khattri's pro-gamer son, known as FaZe Jarvis, lives with her and his two brothers in a detached home worth £1.3million in the picturesque commuter belt town of Oxted in Surrey.īrought up in a middle-class family by his mother, who runs a successful consultancy business, the teenager is said to have amassed an estimated £2m fortune and earned £27,500 in advertising over the last month alone through his YouTube channel with two million fans. I'm not looking for agreement with my point of view at all, I just thought that there's as much power in sharing when we feel scared and confused as when we're on top of the world'. 'I pray for Jarvis that this is the case for him.

'As not only a parent and a boss but mostly as just a person, I know first hand how so often the lesson is so much better learned when there is the opportunity to take full responsibility and actually in what ever way fix or right the wrong! 'It's been a very long, tough week and I've woken this morning with it trending on twitter where there is both overwhelming support and criticism for him. Ms Khattri (above), mother of cheating Fortnite gamer FaZe Jarvis today defended her son over the scandal He doesn't have a devious bone in his body and what I really know is that for any mistake that doesn't physically harm a person there should be the chance to make amends.' But the gaming community needs to re-think how it treats people. Speaking from the family home, Mrs Khattri told MailOnline: 'Jarvis made an error and he admits that. Yesterday Jarvis's mother Barbara Khattri said her 'broken' son had 'made an error' - but added the gaming community should 're-think how it treats people'. The teenager added: 'I love all of you who still support me, this is not the end.'īut Epic Games have since confirmed he will remain banned.

In a tweet the youngster, who has nearly 600,000 followers on Twitch, said: 'I'm going to take accountability for my actions and I understand completely why this has happened, I just wish I had known how severe the consequences were at the time and I would have never thought about doing it.' The pro gamer did not cheat during a competitive match, but uploaded videos showing him using aimbots in a public game using an alternative account.

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