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Dr Disrespect admits Twitch ban due to messages with minor "in the direction of being inappropriate"


Following a series of allegations from former Twitch employees last week, high-profile streamer Guy "Dr Disrespect" Bea…

The reason for Beahm's permanent Twitch ban- which occurred roughly halfway through his two-year exclusivity contract with the company in 2020 - has long remained a mystery. And even after last week's allegations surfaced, Beahm avoided addressing them explicitly, insisting he bound by was "legal obligations" relating to his August 2021 settlement with Twitch. Now, however, after being ousted from Midnight Society- the game development studio he co-founded in 2021 - Beahm has addressed the allegations head on, admitting to exchanging messages with a minor in 2017 but insisting there were no "real intentions" behind them.

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