US streamer Natalie Reynolds is seen in wild clash with scavenger hunter who accuses her of assault – just days after convincing vulnerable woman to jump into lake

The social media influencer who subsequently faced backlash forcing a woman to jump into a lake in a cruel stunt has now been charged with assault in a separate incident.

The charges came after 25-year-old Natalie Reynolds shot fellow streamer Benny Mack with a paintball gun during a livestream event.

Reynolds and Mack, who both produce content for the online platform Kick, participated in a multi-day scavenger hunt in Austin, Texas on Friday.

The event was organized by another streamer who promised a $30,000 prize to those who filmed themselves completing a series of challenges.

The controversial internet personality could be seen confronting another group of streamers and firing a paintball, which hit Mack’s left arm.

Social media influencer Natalie Reynolds, 25, has sparked controversy again after firing a paintball gun at another livestreamer

Reynolds was accused of ‘assault’ by streamer Benny Mack, who tried to take the gun from her and pin her to the ground

New Zealand-born Mack immediately accused Reynolds of assault. ‘And I’m not wearing glasses. That is contrary to the Kick TOS [terms of service],’ he said.

The man then tried to take the gun from her, pushing her to the ground.

‘Don’t come at me with a gun, b****! And yes, I disarmed you,” Mack shouted.

“Dude, you’re a fucking psychopath,” Reynolds said as she stood up.

Reynolds later uploaded a clip of the incident to X, formerly Twitter, with the caption “crazy guy attacks me after getting shot with a paintball gun.”

The message has now been deleted.

The incident comes after Reynolds faced a storm of controversy over a stunt in which she ordered another woman to jump into a lake, despite the woman claiming she couldn’t swim.

While taking part in the scavenger hunt on May 29, the 25-year-old pretended to push the woman into the water before telling her: “You need to jump in right now.”

The influencer previously sparked outrage after ordering a woman to dive into a lake in Austin, Texas as part of a social media stunt

After jumping in, the woman called out to the shore and said she couldn’t swim. Reynolds and her friends fled the scene

The woman then ducked in as Reynolds mocked her, turned to her camera crew and laughed. “Have you seen her a**?”

“I can’t swim, I can only float,” the woman shouted from the water.

“Stop, seriously, you’re really scaring me,” Reynolds said. ‘I’m going to fucking kill myself. She says she’s drowning.’

She and her friends fled, filming themselves from the backseat of a car the entire time. They returned only to capture the moment a fire truck arrived on the scene.

Austin police responded to the incident, but no charges were filed, according to a spokesperson. No charges were filed Friday.

Reynolds later claimed that the woman was “doing drugs” and was not actually drowning.

However, this show of insensitivity drew the ire of netizens on social media platform Reddit, where a clip of the livestream was re-uploaded.

‘Why wouldn’t they stay and help her? That’s absolutely terrible. There is a special place in hell for people like this,” one user wrote.

“These people are focused on getting content and nothing else,” another user commented.

‘That woman is not human to them. She’s a prop,” yet another claimed. “But suddenly this ‘prop’ starts begging for help and it’s as if these bastards realize for the first time that they are endangering a real person’s life.”

“These people are focused on getting content and nothing else,” one Reddit user commented after the lake incident

Reynolds was criticized for yet another stunt in December when she painted on leggings before hitting the gym

The lake stunt wasn’t the first time Reynolds has sparked ire, as she was criticized by netizens for painting on her gym clothes back in December.

The streamer donned blue body paint over nude swim trunks and walked into a local gym.

She was quickly ordered to leave by a man who claimed her choice of clothing – or lack thereof – was “not good.”

Reynolds later apologized on social media.

“I have made a serious and ongoing error in my judgment and I do not expect to be forgiven,” she wrote. “I’m just here to apologize.”