Dr DisRespect is opening up on allegations he inappropriately messaged a minor several years ago -- leading to his ban from Twitch in 2020 -- with the streaming superstar admitting he did communicate with an underage person, but he's adamant "nothing illegal happened." The conversation in question went down in 2017, and the ban was four years ago, but the story gained traction again this week ..
. when a former Twitch employee finally revealed the alleged reason DisRespect, who at one point was one of the most popular streamers on the platform, was booted. "He got banned because he got caught sexting a minor in the then existing Twitch whispers product," the employee claimed.
"He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that could be read in plain text. Case closed, gang.
" Fast forward to Tuesday morning -- DD released a lengthy statement on X addressing the scandal ...
saying he previously wasn't allowed to speak on the matter, but that changed once the allegations were made public. "Were there twitch whisper messages with an individual minor back in 2017? The answer is yes," DisRespect said. "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." Despite making it clear he didn't cross any legal r.