Dr Disrespect — aka Herschel “Guy” Beahm — was one of Twitch’s top streamers until he was suddenly banned in June 2020. Now, we know what happened. As confirmed in a lengthy statement from Beahm himself, he sent private messages on Twitch to a minor that he says “sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate”:
Were there twitch whisper messages with an individual minor back in 2017? The answer is yes. Were there real intentions behind these messages, the answer is absolutely not. These were casual, mutual conversations that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate, but nothing more. Nothing illegal happened, no pictures were shared, no crimes were committed, I never even met the individual.
The statement followed former Twitch employees explaining in social media posts and speaking to The Verge about why Twitch suddenly broke things off with Beahm, which was based on the messages he sent using its now-removed Whispers feature.
Midnight Society, the game studio Beahm co-founded after the ban, has terminated its relationship with the streamer, and accessories company Turtle Beach has also ended its partnership with Beahm.
Here’s the latest news on Dr Disrespect and the reasons for his Twitch ban.
Dr Disrespect remonetized by YouTube as Midnight Studios closes.
Dr Disrespect veers right into Rumble
YouTube is stopping Dr Disrespect’s channel from making money
YouTube didn’t give Dr Disrespect a contract because of rumblings about his Twitch ban.
NBA 2K24 will remove Dr Disrespect from the game,
Dr Disrespect finally shares why he was banned from Twitch
Game studio co-founded by Dr Disrespect ‘immediately’ terminating relationship with the streamer
Twitch banned Dr Disrespect after viewing messages sent to a minor, say former employees
Dr Disrespect says his mysterious Twitch ban is causing him anxiety
Dr Disrespect officially returns to streaming
Weeks later, Dr Disrespect still won’t say what happened with Twitch
Dr Disrespect breaks silence, but Twitch still refuses to say what’s going on
Dr Disrespect is gone and Twitch won’t say why
Twitch reckons with sexual assault as it begins permanently suspending streamers
