Dr Disrespect finally confirms the reason for his lifetime Twitch ban, admits to messages with a minor that were 'in the direction of being inappropriate'

Guy Beahm, better known as the streamer Dr Disrespect, has confirmed that his 2020 lifetime ban from Twitch was the result of texts between him and a minor which he admits «leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate.»

Beahm's statement, posted to Twitter, comes just one day after he was ousted from Midnight Society, the game development studio he co-founded in 2021. He said the decision was made «collectively,» and that he agreed to do so because he doesn't want to «want jeopardize the culture we have carefully crafted.»

His removal from the studio came just a few days after former Twitch employee Cody Conners claimed Beahm's ban, the reason for which had never previously been revealed, was the result of «sexting a minor» through Twitch's Whispers messaging system. In his initial response, Beahm did not completely deny the claim but instead insisted that he "didn't do anything wrong," and offered as proof the fact that he was paid out by Twitch in a settlement.

Now he has confirmed that interactions with a minor led to his ban, although he disputes the exact nature of the messages.

«Were there Twitch Whisper messages with an individual minor back in 2017? The answer is yes,» Beahm tweeted. «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."

Beahm said he was previously unable to comment on the matter but is now free to do so because of the information already shared by two former Twitch employees. He made no mention of the age of the person he was