Dr Disrespect responds to new Twitch ban allegations from ex-employee
YouTube: Dr DisrespectDr Disrespect has responded after a former Twitch employee alleged the streamer was permanently banned in 2020 for inappropriately messaging a minor.
Once hailed as the “Face of Twitch”, Guy ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm was suddenly removed from the site in 2020 with fans left in the dark as to why.
A legal dispute between the Doc and Twitch followed his permanent ban and was resolved two years later, however, the reasoning behind his removal remained a mystery.
Dr Disrespect new Twitch ban allegations explained
Four years after his ban, ex-Twitch employee Cody Conners took to X (formerly Twitter) to share new allegations.
According to Conners, an unnamed male streamer was caught “s***ing a minor” using Twitch’s whispers feature, and had planned to “meet up with her at TwitchCon”.
He added: “The powers that be could read in plain text. Case closed, gang.”
While Conners didn’t directly name Dr Disrespect, users across social media quickly connected the tweet to Doc.
After influencer Jake Lucky also chimed in – naming Dr Disrespect as the alleged streamer – Doc himself responded and denied any “wrongdoing”.
The Verge says they spoke with another employee who shared that there was a “significant” amount of time between the messages between Doc and the alleged victim and the actual moderation report about those messages.
After receiving the report, and investigating the claims, Twitch then issued the ban on Beahm’s channel.
Dr Disrespect responds to the allegations
He wrote: “I get it, it’s a hot topic but this has been settled, no wrongdoing was acknowledged and they paid out the whole contract.”
NICKMERCS and more respond to the allegations
Despite his denials of any “wrongdoing”, many within the industry have spoken up in response to Conner’s claims, including Robert Bowling.
Bowling, from DrDisrespect’s game studio, wrote that he was “now aware” of the situation and was “dealing with it.”
Rod Breslau, one of the first journalists to break the news of the Doc’s ban, also posted to X.
He simply wrote: “I didn’t lie,” though added that Conners was a “secondhand source.”
‘djWHEAT’ responded to Breslau’s initial tweet, writing only, “Respect.”
Journalist Nathan Grayson stated that “without revealing anything else in order to protect sources,” he had heard “basically this explanation” multiple times.
Like those before him, he clarified that his sources were secondhand; “They were not in the room when it happened, nor could they provide documentation.”
Former Partnerships Manager for Content Development and Acquisition at Twitch Zachary Diaz tweeted about the situation as well, revealing he was “so glad it’s finally out there.”
NICKMERCS has also since spoken out in response to the allegations, stating that more evidence is needed before jumping to any conclusions.
“I’m as taken back as a lot of you guys are, ok? But the fact remains that these are some crazy accusations, crazy, big-time accusations,” the YouTuber said. “Until we know more, until we know them as fact, until they’ve been proven as evidence, what are we talking about? What is anyone talking about?”
As to why Conners chose to speak out now, four years after the ban and two years following the lawsuit resolution, it was suggested an NDA may be to blame.
Game artist Del Walker pointed out, “I know many NDAs are listed at 4 years – his Ban was June 2020.”
Since these allegations came out, Dr Disrespect has addressed them and claimed that he “didn’t do anything wrong”. He plans to get right back to streaming Elden Ring on Monday despite the widespread backlash.