TikTok stars Bryce Hall and Blake Gray face charges

TIKTOK stars Bryce Hall and Blake Gray were slapped with misdemeanor charges in 2020 for violating pandemic laws.

Bryce recently challenged fellow social media star KSI to a celebrity boxing match despite fans urging him to stand down.

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Who are TikTok stars Bryce Hall and Blake Gray?

Bryce Hall and Blake Gray are internet personalities who rose to fame on the TikTok app.

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They are members of Sway House, a collective of several TikTokers who post videos of dancing and lip-syncing performances.

Why were they arrested?

Bryce celebrated his 21st birthday in 2020 with a huge blowout party despite advice from government officials to stay home.

The party at the TikTok mansion had hundreds of guests and reportedly 20 strippers entertaining crowds.

No one was seen wearing a mask or social distancing, instead they were gathered in the living room sitting and standing near one another.

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Parties of any kind were strongly prohibited and in Los Angeles at the time, and police had the authority to issue summonses to those who throw ragers for not following the rules. 

Blake reportedly held a party of his own shortly after Bryce’s.

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office filed misdemeanor charges against the TikTok stars for disobeying the rules.

Could they go to jail?

The pair are both accused of violating Los Angeles’s pandemic health order and a party house ordinance.

Penalties include a year in jail and up to $2,000 in fines.

What is the Sway House?

The Sway House is a mansion in Los Angeles inhabited by TikTok stars.

• Currently, the Sway boys include Bryce Hall (pictured here), Anthony Reeves, Griffin Johnson Kio Cyr, Blake Gray, and most recently, Noah Beck
• Their ages range from 16-21
• The mansion is located in Bel Air, Los Angeles
• The house is paid for by their management, TalentX Entertainment

“If you have a combined 19 million followers on TikTok in the middle of a public health crisis, you should be modeling great behavior, best practices, for all of us, rather than brazenly violating the law and posting videos about it,” City Attorney Mike Feuer said during a news conference.

In February 2021, both Bryce and Blake pleaded not guilty on all charges.

Will Bryce Hall fight KSI?

In May 2021, Bryce challenged fellow YouTuber KSI to a boxing match.

Bryce tweeted: “ksi just said he would fuck me up in the ring HAHAHHAAH i wouldn’t wanna ruin the fight you’ve been dodging with jake just because you lost to a tiktoker @KSI after i beat austin we can talk buddy (;”.

KSI then clapped back: “You’re literally easy work. Who do you think you’re talking to?”

Bryce replied: “1. you’re scared of jake paul 2. you won to logan by points on a shitty call 3. you’re fa.t”

KSI then replied: “1. Not scared, just busy smashing music, dropping an album and selling out arenas. 2. Still won and still undefeated. 3. And still would fuck you up easily. You’re a Jake Paul wannabe. Go back to throwing it back on TikTok. You can’t survive over here.”

Shortly after Bryce began to tweet KSI, a tweet went viral with someone writing: “this is so f***ing funny to me LMAOO not even bryce hall’s own fans are backing him,” with several screenshots of Bryce fans begging him to reconsider his challenge.

What were the death rumors circulating about Bryce Hall?

Rumors began circulating online that Bryce may have died from COVID-19.

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Bryce took to Twitter to speak up about the false rumor.

“What’s up with this trend saying im dead and won’t be missed / already forgotten… wtf is wrong w some people?” he wrote.

“Hating someone is something but wishing death upon someone is never okay cmon… these comments can hurt anyone.”

He posted the Tweet alongside screenshots of comments that said things like “Rip king, idk who you are but stay forgotten” and “rip bryce, you won’t be missed.”