Dr Disrespect has admitted to sending “inappropriate” messages to a minor, which led to his permanent ban from Twitch in 2020.
Allegations surrounding Dr Disrespect’s 2020 Twitch ban surfaced on June 21, 2024, prompting the former Twitch star to respond.
An ex-Twitch employee claimed that Doc was banned after being found messaging a minor through the Twitch whispers feature, but the internet star initially stated “no wrongdoings” were found.
In his latest statement on June 25, Dr Disrespect confirmed that he did have a conversation with a minor in 2017 – but claims that that the messages were merely “casual, mutual conversations.”
“Everyone has been wanting to know why I was banned from twitch, but for reasons outside of my control, I was not allowed to say anything for the last several years. Now that two former twitch employees have publicly disclosed the accusations, I can now tell you my side of the story regarding the ban,” he said.
“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.”
Dexerto journalist Jacob Hale quickly noticed that Dr Disrespect had edited the word “minor” out of his post, but the streamer has since added it back to the tweet.
“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.”
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THE TWITCH BANHello, I'd like to make a quick statement..Lets cut the fucking bullshit, as you know there's no filter with me. I've always been up front and real with you guys on anything that I can be up front about, and I'm always willing to accept responsibility… which…
— Dr Disrespect (@DrDisrespect) June 25, 2024
Doc went on to claim that he takes responsibility for his actions, saying he should never have entertained the conversation to begin with.
“I should have never entertained these conversations to begin with. 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 f**king own my shit. This was stupid,” he said.
The influencer also lashed out against those slamming him following the initial allegations.
“I’m no f**king predator or pedophile. Are you kidding me? Anyone that truly knows me f**king knows where I stand on those things with those types of people. F**k that. That’s a different level of disgust that I f**king hate even hearing about. Don’t be labeling me as the worst of the worst with your exaggerations. Get the f**k outta here with that shit.”
Although the YouTube streamer ended his June 24 broadcast by revealing that he is taking indefinite break from broadcasting, his most recent statement confirmed that he hopes to make a comeback after an “extended vacation” with his family.
“But I’m not f**king 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.”