Editing Smasher:AceAttorney

{{Infobox Smasher
| name=AceAttorney
| mainssbu        = Zelda
| mainssbb        = Zelda
| former sponsors = {{Team|Brigade Esports}}
| rankingssbu     = 
| realname        = James Alicea
| birthday        = 14
| birthmonth      = 3
| birthyear       = 1992
| location        = New York
| country         = United States
}}

'''AceAttorney''' is a ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' {{SSBU|Zelda}} player from New Jersey. He was known for his run at {{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves}}, where he defeated {{Sm|MattyG}} and {{Sm|Jw}} to place 33rd; he has additional wins over players such as {{Sm|Jakal}}, {{Sm|Bankai}}, {{Sm|Ralphie}}, {{Sm|Dunston}}, and {{Sm|ZeroTwoNone}}. He was formerly ranked 9th on the [[New Jersey Smash Ultimate Power Rankings]].

In March 2020, AceAttorney was signed by {{Team|Brigade Esports}}. On July 2nd, after sexual harassment allegations against AceAttorney came to light, Brigade Esports cut ties with him<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/brigadegg/status/1278611222196367360|title=Brigade Esports statement}}</ref>.

On June 30th, 2020, multiple people came out against AceAttorney with allegations of pedophilia and grooming. His [[Twitter]] account was deactivated and he is likely be leaving the ''Smash'' community. However, he continues to be active on social media, utilizing a private Twitter account in place of his suspended one.

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 placement!!2v2 placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/xenosaga-xxvi/event/singles/standings Xenosaga XXVI]||August 24th, 2019||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Tri-state Showdown: Fall 2019|g=SSBU}}||November 9th, 2019||65th||13th||{{Sm|FROOT}}
|-
|{{Trn|Let's Make Big Moves|g=SSBU}}||January 3rd-5th, 2020||33rd||33rd||{{Sm|Purity}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/fusion-the-weekly-12/event/ultimate-singles/standings Fusion: The Weekly #12]||February 24th, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-forge-s5-e2-1-year-anniversary-1/event/super-smash-bros-singles/standings The Forge S5:E2]||February 29th, 2020||9th||3rd||{{Sm|JazzyG}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/japes/event/ultimate-singles/brackets/764366/1231758/standings Japes]||March 1st, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|OS NYC/NJ Invitational|g=SSBU}}||April 30th, 2020||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==Controversy==
On June 30th, 2020, amidst a wave of sexual harassment allegations within the community, several Smashers came out accusing AceAttorney for sexual harassment. {{Sm|Insomniac}} published a tweet speaking out about AceAttorney, alleging that AceAttorney sent Insomniac pictures of his covered genitals without Insomniac's consent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/insomniacsxul/status/1278143475964395523|title=Insomniac's statement}}</ref> Additionally, Smasher Katy Parry published a tweet alleging AceAttorney pressured them into trading nude pictures. In the screenshot, AceAttorney is seen stating he had sent pictures of his genitals to them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/katyparries/status/1278183782865080322|title=Katy Perry's statement}}</ref> Furthermore, music composer Scraft Punk published a tweet alleging AceAttorney grooms underaged minors. In the screenshot, AceAttorney is seen stating that a minor would be interested in dating AceAttorney when the minor turns 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/scraftpunk/status/1278181859306815490|title=Scraft Punk's statement}}</ref> Lastly, Smasher {{Sm|Froot}} published a tweet alleging that AceAttorney had sexually harassed her.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/xoFROOT/status/1278210306557259777|title=Froot's first statement}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srb3jg?new_post=true|title=Froot's first statement}}</ref> Following the allegations, AceAttorney deactivated his [[Twitter]] account and his team, Brigade Esports, cut ties with him the next day.

In mid-July, AceAttorney reactivated his Twitter account and posted a TwitLonger denying several of the allegations made against him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1srb3jg?new_post=true|title=AceAttorney's statement}}</ref> He then remained active on Twitter for a few weeks before deactivating again.

==Trivia==
*AceAttorney's tag originates from his love of the ''{{s|wikipedia|Ace Attorney}}'' series of video games.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/xAce_Attorney_ Twitter account] <small>(deactivated)</small>
*[https://www.twitch.tv/aceattorney_ssb Twitch channel]

[[Category:New York smashers]]
[[Category:Zelda players (SSBU)]]
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