Vito "kNgV-" Giuseppe has been released from 100 Thieves for using "offensive and inappropriate language" on twitter, the organization said in a statement Thursday.

An important message from all of us here at 100 Thieves. pic.twitter.com/rSC6l1wuxr — 100 Thieves (@100Thieves) January 25, 2018

This move comes in response to an incident on Sunday Jan. 21, where kNgV- responded to a tweet from Duncan "Thorin" Shields with a homophobic remark.

Those shit you're talking about, are you sober? or is it just after you make love to your boyfriend? — Vito Giuseppe (@kngvito) January 21, 2018

The ongoing controversy surrounding kNg began at DreamHack Montreal in 2017 when he was still a members of the Immortals organization.

Three members of IMT showed up late to their grand final match against North. kNg was one of those three players. Pujan "FNS" Mehta, among others, speculated on Twitter about some late-night partying the IMT team had allegedly indulged in that might have affected their punctuality. kNgV- replied to FNS on Twitter with a death threat. This eventually resulted in kNgV-, Henrique "HEN1" Teles and Lucas "LUCAS1" Teles leaving IMT, later being picked up by 100 Thieves.

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Picking up the core of the former IMT roster, 100 Thieves wee granted a spot at ELEAGUE's Boston Major but was unable to attend due to visa issues.

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Keith Capstick is a news editor for theScore esports. You can follow him on Twitter.