The ban of DrDisrespect from Twitch happened four years ago, and to this day, the true reason for the ban remains unclear. A former Twitch employee has made serious allegations against the streamer on X: Allegedly, DrDisrespect was banned for sending inappropriate messages to a minor. DrDisrespect has already responded to the reports on this.
What happened? In 2020, the prominent streamer DrDisrespect was permanently banned from Twitch. The curious thing about the situation was that the reasons for the ban were never discussed. Shortly before the ban, DrDisrespect had signed an exclusive contract with Twitch.
Even in April of this year 2024, he commented on his ban and explained how much he has lost. He speaks about a collapsed deal with Nike. While DrDisrespect and Amazon reached a legal agreement regarding the ban, there was also no public discussion about what exactly had happened. According to DrDisrespect, both parties agreed not to admit to any wrongdoing.
Cody Conners, a former Twitch employee, has now commented on X about the issue and raises serious allegations against the streamer.
These are the allegations: On X, Cody Conners speaks out, apparently without reason, on the topic and explains why DrDisrespect was banned. He accuses him of being caught sending sexual messages to a minor.
He further claims that the streamer allegedly wanted to meet the minor person at TwitchCon.
He was banned because he was caught sexting with a minor in the then-existing Twitch Whispers product. He tried to meet the person at TwitchCon.
Cody Connors about the ban of DrDisrespect (Source: x.com)
Dr Disrespect responds to the serious allegations
The content creator Jake Lucky retweeted Connors’ post.
There, Dr Disrespect commented on the tweet with the following words: Jake seriously … I understand this is a hot topic, but the matter has been settled, no wrongdoing was admitted and they paid out the entire contract.
DrDisrespect has not yet commented on the exact allegations. So far, he only responded to Jake Lucky’s retweet.
Whether we will actually learn what happened remains to be seen. After his ban on Twitch, DrDisrespect streamed on YouTube, although he tried to switch: The streamer banned from Twitch demanded a whopping $50 million to switch to Kick, but they apparently aren’t willing to pay.
