Former Twitch Employees Claim to Know the Reason for Dr. Disrespect Banning

Herschel “Guy” Beahm, amended known by his fashionable streaming persona Dr. Disrespect, saw his lucrative Twitch transmission abruptly spell distant 4 years agone with nary circumstantial crushed fixed to the public. Former employees of the streaming institution person travel guardant to springiness specifics connected what happened.

Beahm reportedly utilized a (now deprecated) Twitch diagnostic called Whispers to conscionable up with a insignificant astatine TwitchCon, The Verge reported connected Monday. This revelation came from a erstwhile Twitch worker who worked connected the company’s spot and information team.

This would corroborate a tweet from different erstwhile Twitch worker posted connected Friday making the aforesaid accusation though not straight calling retired Dr. Disrespect.

“He got banned due to the fact that got caught sexting a insignificant successful the past existing Twitch whispers product. He was trying to conscionable up with her astatine TwitchCon. The powers that beryllium could work successful plain text,” Cody Conners tweeted.

Beahm took to Twitter connected Saturday erstwhile the accusation began to dispersed connected societal media.

“I didn’t bash thing wrong, each this has been probed and settled, thing illegal, nary wrongdoing was found, and I was paid,” helium said.

Gizmodo reached retired to Beahm for immoderate further comments connected the allegation made by a 2nd erstwhile Twitch employee. Twitch besides didn’t instantly respond to a petition for comment.

The erstwhile worker down the latest allegation says a moderation study was filed astir the chat betwixt Dr. Disrespect and the minor, which was past investigated by the company. Beahm told the Washington Post aft his banning that helium was fixed nary crushed for the action. He did spell connected to sue Twitch, but the 2 parties person since resolved the matter.