Kai Cenat wants a black marker, not a blue one
Klimt's autograph compilation pairs celebrity refusals with Patrick Beverley's explanation, but viewers question whether ink color makes a difference.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,690,298 views a day, 38 times a normal first day on this channel (44,098).
The Real Reason Celebrities Refuse to Sign With Blue Ink
Patrick Beverley says he was taught to watch out for blue pens: someone could copy the autograph and stamp it onto another jersey for sale. That warning supplies the explanation in Klimt's Short, "The Real Reason Celebrities Refuse to Sign With Blue Ink."
The clips channel's compilation has passed 1.4 million views in its first sixteen hours, far beyond its usual opening for a Short. It brings together footage of streamers and basketball players navigating the apparently simple business of signing something for a fan.
Duke Dennis refuses a blue pen. Kai Cenat checks a marker's color, rejects it and makes his preference unmistakable: "Yeah, give me the black marker, my boy! No blue marker! Black marker!" Russell Westbrook also appears walking past fans holding pens and jerseys.
Beverley's podcast explanation is that blue signatures can be reproduced in a way black or gray ones cannot. That is his account, and the distinction is precisely what viewers are questioning. The most-liked comments argue that scanning and copying a signature need not depend on its color.
Autograph etiquette is becoming a recurring curiosity on Klimt: another recent upload asks, "Why Do Athletes and Celebrities Sign Camera Lenses?" This time, the question is not where the signature goes, but which pen gets handed over.
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What viewers say
I think the ink colour matters less than people assume. A signature can be replicated regardless of whether it's written in blue or black.
@viveksajeev3724See it on YouTubeI can literally just scan and copy any signed object no matter the ink colour
@robbspinks4397See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Klimt
- Subscribers
- 177,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 10,598,399
- Channel views, pace per day
- 1,909,181 (on a normal day: 2,044,006)
- Video published
- November 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,403,499 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,690,298
The numbers
The autograph compilation is running far above Klimt's usual Short opening. Its view count is still from less than a full day.
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