Herschel “Guy” Beahm, better known by his popular streaming persona Dr. Disrespect, saw his lucrative Twitch channel suddenly go away four years ago with no specific reason given to the public. Former employees of the streaming company have come forward to give specifics on what happened.
Beahm reportedly used a (now deprecated) Twitch feature called Whispers to meet up with a minor at TwitchCon, The Verge reported on Monday. This revelation came from a former Twitch employee who worked on the company’s trust and safety team.
This would corroborate a tweet from another former Twitch employee posted on Friday making the same accusation although not directly calling out Dr. Disrespect.
“He got banned because got caught sexting a minor in the then existing Twitch whispers product. He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that be could read in plain text,” Cody Conners tweeted.
The former employee behind the latest allegation says a moderation report was filed about the chat between Dr. Disrespect and the minor, which was then investigated by the company. Beahm told the Washington Post after his banning that he was given no reason for the action. He did go on to sue Twitch, but the two parties have since resolved the matter.
Twitch didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Beahm took to Twitter on Saturday when the accusation began to spread on social media.
“I didn’t do anything wrong, all this has been probed and settled, nothing illegal, no wrongdoing was found, and I was paid,” he said.
On Monday, Beahm held a short stream where he ended by saying he was taking a break from streaming after feeling “burnt out.”
“Maybe it’s time to start something new, something different,” he said before signing off.
Beahm took to X on Tuesday with a new response to the latest allegations. He confirmed his actions but said what he did was not criminal.
“Were there Twitch whisper messages with an individual back in 2017? The answer is yes,” he tweeted. A previously edited version of the tweet originally had “individual minor” in it. He has since reverted his tweet to the original.
“These were casual, mutual conversations that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate, but nothing more,” he continued. “Nothing illegal happened, no pictures were shared, no crimes were committed, I never even met the individual.”
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… which…
— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) June 25, 2024
Midnight Society, a game developer with ties to Dr. Disrespect for its upcoming game Deadrop, says it terminated its relationship with the streamer on Monday after “speaking with parties involved.”
