DEADROP
Midnight Society
While the allegations made this weekend by a former Twitch employee regarding the reason for Guy “Dr. Disrespect” Beahm’s infamous ban on the service remain unconfirmed, the game studio he helped start has now terminated its relationship with him after its own investigation into the matter.
Midnight Society, which has been developing DEADROP, an extraction shooter intimately tied to Dr. Disrespect’s persona, announced the move on Twitter Monday afternoon:
This decision was made after “speaking with parties involved,” though who that might be is not mentioned. It would be a significant blow to the studio and the game itself, as Disrespect’s fans, many of whom have maintained his innocence since the allegations, have now flipped against them after this move. They were its main audience.
The allegations in question were from the former Account Director of Strategic Partnership at Twitch, Cody Conners, and involve alleged contact with a minor using Twitch services:
Disrespect responded to a tweet that same day, saying “it’s a hot topic, but this was settled, no wrongdoing was acknowledged and they paid out the contract,” referring to Twitch paying his contract in full after he disputed his termination there in 2020. Later, he issued another statement:
At this point, an investigation was already underway as Midnight Society studio director Robert Bowling indicated the day this broke:
The separation happened today while last night, a Verge article went up citing a second, anonymous Twitch employee as a source saying that Conners’ original claim was accurate.
Disrespect ended his stream a short while before this broke, saying he would take an extended break, or possibly “drive into the sunset” altogether. He talks about wanting to “move away from the limelight” and that “there’s 50 million other streamers you could watch right now.” About an hour later, Midnight Society issued the statement.
Disrespect currently streams on YouTube, where he moved after his ban on Twitch. It remains to be seen if he will in fact stop streaming, or if new developments in this situation will unfold. Beahm could not be reached for comment at the time of this writing.
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