Dr. Disrespect says Twitch ban follows messages directed at minor: 'I'm not a predator'

Beam, 42, had about 4 million followers and a lucrative streaming deal on Twitch at the time of his ban. It is now streaming to 4.73 million subscribers on YouTube. Twitch and YouTube did not respond to requests for comment. (Twitch is owned by Amazon, whose founder Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.)

The explicit messages and their connection to the ban were reported this week by Bloomberg News And the edge, based on accounts from anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter. There were similar reports Published Friday Written by Cody Conners, a former Twitch employee who did not mention Beahm in the post.

In his post on Tuesday, Beam said in part: “Nothing illegal happened, no photos were shared, no crimes were committed, and I have never met this person.” According to the editorial history of his post on X, Beam initially wrote that the person was a “minor individual,” then removed the word “minor,” then later added it back.

“Now from a moral standpoint, I will definitely take responsibility,” Beam wrote in the post. “I never should have enjoyed these conversations to begin with. That's on me. That's on me as an adult, a husband and a father.” He added that he is not a “predator or a pedophile.” Attempts to reach Behm were unsuccessful on Tuesday.

In a 2020 interview with The Washington Post, shortly after the ban, Beam claimed that Twitch's decision was a “complete shock” and said he did not know why he was kicked off the platform. He said in 2022 that he settled a lawsuit against the company, adding that “neither party admits to any wrongdoing.”

Since the allegation surfaced on Friday, some of Beahm's business partnerships have been dissolved. He co-founded a video game studio in 2021 called Midnight Society. on monday, The studio at X said She “assumed his innocence and began speaking with the parties concerned” and that she would end her relations with Beyhm immediately. On Tuesday, popular gaming accessory company Turtle Beach confirmed that it would no longer continue its partnership with him.

Beahm's revelation ends a four-year mystery to the public about why Twitch broke its multi-year contract with him in 2020. The deal was emblematic of an era in which streaming platforms began signing content creators like athletes to multi-million-dollar exclusive contracts. Beahm's contract only lasted a few months before Twitch cut ties.