Madi Hart and Breakdancing Father Ben Hart Drama

About

Madi Hart and Breakdancing Father Ben Hart Drama, also known as Breakdancing Dad B-Boy Benihana vs. @Madihart_soccer, refers to a viral video and public debate in February 2024 between the "World's Oldest Competetive Breakdancer" Ben Hart AKA B-Boy Benihana and his daughter TikToker @madihart_soccer. In @madihart_soccer's video, she described how her father allegedly left her family to pursue a career in professional breakdancing and did not pay for her medical bills. The father then responded to her video publically, claiming that he paid her mom $5 million in total following their divorce, works in advertising and that break dancing was just a hobby that he used to keep in shape. Ben Hart's video notably garnered the attention of Elon Musk, with Hart noting that he shared his passion for Telsa and Bitcoin with him.

Origin

On February 19th, 2024, TikToker^[1] @madihart_soccer posted a video talking about how her father, Ben Hart AKA B-Boy Benihana, left her mother and her family to pursue a career in breakdancing and eventually became the world's oldest competitive breakdancer. The video gathered over 5 million views and 800,000 likes in five days (seen below).

Spread

@Madihart_soccer's video was reposted by X^[2] / Twitter user @sheherzog on February 14th, 2024, alongside the caption, "Been thinking about this video nonstop since I watched it. It’s like the world’s most perfect sitcom plot point but unfortunately that is her real life." The post gathered over 85,000 likes in five days (seen below).

Ben Hart's Response

On February 18th, 2024, the "Breakdancing Dad" (Ben Hart) responded to his daughter's video from his X account @BenHart_Freedom^[3] saying, "I wake up at 6 a.m. to find that my daughter has posted a TikTok video trashing me. / She's a big social media influencer with millions of followers. Here it is." His response notably added purported context to the events in @Madihart_soccer's video, stating that he did not abandon the family and rather that it was a divorce.

He further claims that he paid his ex-wife roughly $5 million after their divorce between alimony, child support and other transactions, as well as additional healthcare costs, college funds, etc. He also stated that he moved to a nearby house roughly a mile away, refuting accusations of child abandonment. Additionally, he also noted that he works in advertising and that break dancing was just a hobby. The video also showed Ben Hart AKA B-Boy Benihana demonstrating his breakdancing talents toward the end and gathered over 10,000 likes in a day (seen below).

That same day, Elon Musk then responded to Ben Hart's post, saying, "You are awesome," to which Ben Hart responded, "Thank you Elon. I'm a yuge fan of you. / #Tesla and #Bitcoin are my two biggest investments" (shown below).

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