After a tumultuous weekend filled with accusations and hypotheticals, Dr Disrespect was OUSTED from the game development studio that he cofounded, Midnight Society. They released the following statement yesterday:
"On Friday evening we became aware of an allegation against one of our co-founder’s Guy Beahm aka Dr Disrespect. We assumed his innocence and began speaking with parties involved. And in order to maintain our principles and standards as a studio and individuals, we needed to act."
On Friday evening we became aware of an allegation against one of our co-founder’s Guy Beahm aka Dr Disrespect.
— Midnight Society (@12am) June 24, 2024
We assumed his innocence and began speaking with parties involved. And in order to maintain our principles and standards as a studio and individuals, we needed to act.…
"For this reason, we are terminating our relationship with Guy Beahm immediately. While these facts are difficult to hear and even more difficult to accept, it is our duty to act with dignity on behalf of all individuals involved, especially the fifty-five developers and families we have employed along with our community of players."
Dr Disrespect seems to read a text message in this clip, which leads to his entire mood changing. 🤔
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) June 24, 2024
This came before the Midnight Society announcement, & him talking about possibly leaving social media. pic.twitter.com/GO6D4m9D8u
It is worth noting that this decision appears to be based solely on the rumors and speculation that originated from a tweet that went viral over the weekend. Ex Twitch employee Cody Conners, who has been shown to be a less then credible source, claimed that he knew the real reason Dr Disrespect was banned from Twitch in 2020, and that it was due to sexual interactions with a minor.
He got banned because got caught sexting a minor in the then existing Twitch whispers product. He was trying to meet up with her at TwitchCon. The powers that be could read in plain text.
— Cody Conners (@evoli) June 22, 2024
Case closed, gang.
If these claims prove to be true, it presents a much larger issue for all parties involved, namely Twitch and the Doc himself. As pointed out by several Twitter/X users, this would implicate Twitch in a 4 year coverup of a potential sex crime involving a minor. To make matters even more complicated, several journalists, such as Nathan Grayson and Rod Breslau, have sat quiet on these rumors for years, despite claiming that they were aware of the allegations the entire time.
Why would @Slasher protect a child predator for 4 years? Are you pro-child predation? pic.twitter.com/MArHRKQFJ4
— TheQuartering (@TheQuartering) June 25, 2024
This level of insanity around this situation has reached a point where Dr Disrespect is considering stepping away from social media and taking a break from streaming. While many believe this points to him being guilty of what has been alleged, it is entirely possible that he has simply reached a breaking point and needs to take time for his own mental health.
He talks about "stepping away" from streaming and the internet, and suggests he'll "completely remove" himself from Midnight Society as well, which was itself in the process of announcing he was ousted.
— AmericanTruckSongs9 (@ethangach) June 24, 2024
He seems to have bailed on finishing the rest of the Elden Ring DLC. pic.twitter.com/2acXKT1Koj
There are reports coming of some update on this situation later today. We will continue to watch as this situation develops. Innocent or not, this has been a terrible look for all parties involved thus far, and at this point, the best solution would be for Twitch to come forward and present whatever evidence they have.