Gaming headset maker Turtle Seashore is the newest firm to chop ties with Man “Dr Disrespect” Beahm amid allegations he was banned from Twitch again in 2020 for sexting a minor. The corporate’s choice arrived alongside a brand new report by Bloomberg corroborating claims that Beahm, who has denied any “wrongdoing,” acted inappropriately
“We is not going to be persevering with our partnership with Man Beahm/DrDisrespect,” a spokesperson for Turtle Seashore mentioned in a press release at this time that was first reported by IGN. The corporate had been certainly one of Beahm’s sponsors, whose streaming persona Dr Disrespect has thousands and thousands of subscribers on YouTube and was greatest recognized for the black wig and gaming headset he wore in movies and at in-person occasions. The “Dr Disrespect Restricted Version Stealth™ 700 Gen 2 MAX Headset” went for $200, however Reddit customers seen earlier at this time that every one mentions of the streamer, together with his branded merchandise, had been quietly erased from Turtle Seashore’s web site.
Across the identical time, Bloomberg launched a brand new report corroborating allegations made by former Twitch worker Cody Conners over the weekend that Beahm was completely banned from Twitch for allegedly sexting a minor. Three sources acquainted with the incident informed Bloomberg the streamer exchanged in “sexually express” messages with a minor utilizing the Amazon-owned platform’s built-in messaging instruments. Two of these sources informed Bloomberg that Beahm requested the minor what her plans had been at TwitchCon, an enormous convention occurring later that yr. The report comes after one other one by The Verge, which mentioned it corroborated the claims with a former member of Twitch’s belief and security workforce.
“Pay attention, I’m clearly tied to authorized obligations from the settlement with Twitch however I simply must say what I can say since that is the fucking web,” Beahm wrote over the weekend. “I didn’t do something incorrect, all this has been probed and settled, nothing unlawful, no wrongdoing was discovered, and I used to be paid. Elden Ring Monday.”
Whereas a lot of Beahm’s greatest followers have stood by him amid the newest spherical of accusations about his alleged previous misconduct, the streamer himself has mentioned he’s occurring hiatus. Across the identical time that Midnight Society, the sport studio he cofounded to make the kind of extraction shooters he obtained well-known taking part in, mentioned it could terminate its relationship with Beahm after investigating the claims itself, he abruptly ended his much-promoted Elden Ring DLC stream, saying he was burnt out and planning to sign off for an “prolonged” trip. He didn’t give a return date.
Beahm, Twitch, Midnight Society, and Turtle Seashore didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
