After two notable companies cut ties with him, video game streamer Guy "Dr. Disrespect" Beahm has issued an official statement concerning his ban from Twitch and the nature of it. In a lengthy statement toda??y, the streamer confirms he was messaging a minor in 2017, but goes on to claim that "nothing illegal happened."

Beahm's ban from Twitch in 2020 was surrounded with an air of mystery, as very little public reasoning was given for the streamer getting booted from the platform. Recently, though, an allegation from a former Twitch employee seems to have broken the dam. The Midnight Society—a game development studio Beahm co-founded�a href="//jbsgame.com/dr-disrespect-dropped-from-studio-amid-new-allegations-over-twitch-ban/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">cut ties with him yesterday following an investigation, and earlier today, headset maker Turtle Beach confirmed it was ending its partnership with Dr. Disrespect, who had moved to YouTube from Twitch. During this time, reports emerged reinforcing the reasoning behind the Twitch ban.

All the while yesterday, Beahm hosted a stream of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, before ending on a somber note that indicate?d he was, at the very least, t??aking a break from streaming. Today, he issued a formal statement on his Twitter, announcing his stance and confirming some details around the nature of the Twitch ban.

It's important to note that Beahm has been editing the statement since its publication, and you can view those revisions on X/Twitter. One ?consistent portion, though, is that Beahm is publicly confirming that he was messaging with "an individual minor" in 2017. Here's his full statement on the matter:

"Were there twitch whisper messages with an individual minor back in 2017? The answer is yes. 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. I went through a lengthy arbitration regarding a civil dispute with twitch and that case was resolved by a settlement. Let me be clear, it was not a criminal case against me and no criminal charges have ever been brought against me."

Guy "Dr. Disrespect" Beahm, via Twitter

He goes on to say that, from a moral standpoint, he takes responsibility and says he should have "never entertained" the conversation?s; "that's on me. That's on me as an adult, a husband and a ??father. It should have never happened. I get it. I’m not perfect and I’ll fucking own my shit. This was stupid," said Beahm.

The statement goes on to lambast "remarks and labels" thrown around on social media. "I'm no fucking ?predator or pedophile," Beahm writes. He then apologizes to his com??munity, expresses apathy towards his haters, and then ends with this:

"Fin??ally, if you're uncomfortable with this entire statement and think I'm a piece of shit, that's fine. But I'm not fucking going anywhere. I’m not the same guy that made this mistake all those years ago. I'm taking an extended vacation with my family as mentioned on stream and I'm coming back with a heavy weight off my shoulders.

"They want me to disappear�yeah fucking right."

Guy "Dr. Disrespect" Beahm, via Twitter

Midnight Society studio head Robert Bowling took to Twitter not long after?? Beahm published his state??ment with the following:

"This is a sta??tement from me personally. It does not reflect any of my companies and has not gone? through any legal or PR approvals.

"If you inappropriately mess??age a minor. I can not work with you.

"Period.

"I promised to only act on facts, and I did."

Robert Bowling, The Midnight Society

Twitch has not made any offi??cial statement on the matter, as of the time of this writing.

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Streamer Guy "Dr. Disrespect" Beahm has been officially droppe?d from The Midnight Society, a game studio he helped co-found. The departure follows an investigation conducted by the studio into new allegations surrounding Beahm's ban from Twitch in 2020.

On June 21, a former Twitch employee took to Twitter to allege an unnamed person was banned over use of Twitch Whis??pers, a now-defunct mes?saging system on the live-streaming platform, to "meet up" with a minor at TwitchCon. No name was given, but many content creators and reporters took it as a tweet about Beahm.

Beahm was banned in 2020, in a move that was understood at the time to be permanent, though the reasons around it were never given in overtly explicit terms. After the post emerged and started to get shared around, Beahm posted a statement on his own page:

"Listen, I’m obviously tied to legal obligations from the settlement with Twitch but I j??ust need to say what I can say since this is the fucking internet.

I didn’t do anything wrong, all this has been probed and settled, nothing illegal, no wrongdoing was found, and I ??was paid.

Elden Ring Monday."

Guy "Dr. Disrespect" Beahm, Twitter

The Midnight Society drops Dr. Disrespect

This brings us to today, when Beahm's studio, The Midnight Society, announced it would be parting ways with its co-founder. In a statement, the studio says it was made aware of "an allegation" against Beahm. It "assumed his innocence and began speaking with parties involved," and then announced tha??t in orde??r to maintain its principles and standards as a studio and individuals, it needed to act.

"For this reason, we are terminating our relationship ?with Guy Beahm immediately,"?? wrote the Midnight Society.

Beahm has yet to make a follow-up statement. During a live stream today, Beahm?? said he felt "burn?t out" and expressed a desire to "start something new, something different." The streamer implies he'll be taking a step back from broadcasting, and doesn't give an indication on when he might return.

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