Brandon, or @baerendang on his personal Instagram, is the man behind the @sgcickenrice Instagram account who posted allegations on the platform and kickstarted the entire Night Owl Cinematics (NOC) scandal.
Brandon was revealed by Xiaxue in a TikTok video where she channeled the ghost of Sherlock Holmes and did some research into the identity behind the @sgcickenrice admin. (See below for recap)
Brandon is a 21-year-old student from an undisclosed school, who is apparently very close friends with former NOC influencer @lielnicole, who was herself very outspoken throughout the entire scandal.
He is apparently a TikToker with 52.6k followers on his TikTok profile, and he hosts a podcast with Nicole.
He allegedly started the page after learning about how some of his friends who were working in NOC were treated.
He then checked out NOC’s Glassdoor page (Glassdoor is a platform where current and former employees can share about their experiences working at their companies) and found others who faced the same problem as his friends.
He said that he felt a moral obligation to shed light on the issue.
Brandon claimed that @sgcickenrice merely sided with the NOC employees and demanded accountability from both Ryan and Sylvia.
He said that his intention was to “demand fair wages, timely payment and equitable treatment”.
He then described how things got out of hand and became very “messy” and he found himself turning into a “pawn” and “collateral damage”.
He said that he hopes NOC employees will be spared the brunt of the incoming flak and response from netizens and that he will take full responsibility for what he has done.
He also said that he hope Singaporeans will speak up about similar experiences with such bosses.
At the time of writing, @sgcicken rice has been renamed to @baerendang1 and the profile picture of the chicken rice has been changed to Brandon’s face.
Images source: @baerendang on Instagram and TikTok