Herschel “Guy” Beahm, better known for gaming heatedly on livestreams as Dr. Disrespect, has finally addressed the reason for his ban from Twitch. In a June 25 statement , Beahm admitted to previously having conversations with a minor on the platform that “sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate.
” In 2020, his channel was abruptly removed from Twitch, with no public explanation given to his more than four million followers at the time. Years later, it seemed like the reason for his exit might always be a mystery. Then, on Friday, former Twitch employee Cody Conners took to social media to share allegations that did not identify Beahm by name, but were widely interpreted to be about him.
“He got banned because got caught sexting a minor in the then existing Twitch whispers product,” Conners wrote . “He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that be could read in plain text.
Case closed, gang.” Another former Twitch employee later corroborated the claims to The Verge . Below, here are the key takeaways from Dr.
Disrespect’s response to the allegations. THE TWITCH BAN Hello, I'd like to make a quick statement..
Lets cut the fucking bullshit, as you know there's no filter with me. I've always been up front and real with you guys on anything that I can be up front about, and I'm always willing to accept responsibility..
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. In a lengthy statement shared on June 25, he acknowledged that he was banned after having co.
