On June 21, an allegation of sexual misconduct against prominent livestreamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm rocked the gaming world. In the days since, it’s become apparent that Beahm’s alleged misconduct had become an increasingly open secret within the industry.
For four years after Beahm was banned from Twitch in 2020, the reasons behind his ban remained unknown to the public, despite consistent speculation on the part of both Beahm’s fans and his haters. On June 21, former Twitch account director of strategic partnerships Cody Conners posted a tweet implying that Beahm had been banned for allegedly sexting an underaged user via Twitch’s internal messaging system; on June 25, the livestreamer posted a statement to Twitter confessing to inappropriate contact with a minor.
“These were casual, mutual conversations that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate,” Beahm said in his tweeted statement.
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