Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm is a well-known figure in gaming and was previously active on the streaming platform Twitch. He has now written a book about his life. However, it does not appear on the New York Times bestseller list, even though it is supposedly sold out everywhere.
What is going on? Dr Disrespect released his memoirs “Violence. Speed. Momentum.” at the end of March. The streamer has been heavily promoting this book on social media, YouTube, and in his livestreams over the past few weeks, emphasizing the great interest in it.
However, the New York Times has published a new bestseller list for April. Dr Disrespect’s book is not among the top 15.
Therefore, the streamer suspects fraud and is expressing this on social media.
“You are some damn frauds”
What does the streamer say? In a tweet, Dr Disrespect vents his anger. He claims that a new book in the top 15 bestsellers is one that has supposedly sold less than 5,000 copies. However, it is unclear which book this is, as there are four new titles added.
His memoirs are said to have been pre-ordered more often on the first day after the announcement than this mentioned book. According to the streamer, “millions” have shown interest in his memoirs, and the pre-orders are said to have skyrocketed.
Therefore, he referred to the New York Times as frauds.
Additionally, there was another tweet, which has since been deleted, in which Dr Disrespect claims that his book is said to have sold five times more than one of the new books in the top 15.
He apparently expected a spot on the bestseller list.
How successful were the sales really? It’s hard to estimate. What is certain is that Dr Disrespect has a very large community and many followers on social media:
- More than 2 million accounts follow him on Twitter
- He has 3.3 million subscribers on YouTube
- He has slightly more than 300,000 followers on Facebook
For several months, the streamer has been promoting his book and referred to it in February as the “most anticipated book of the century”.
However, he is also not appearing on other bestseller lists, such as Amazon or Publishers Weekly.
Dr Disrespect complains and polarizes in his usual manner
Why is the fuss not surprising? Dr Disrespect is a character. He is known for his high production quality, his fits of rage, and the many running gags. The man behind it, Guy Beahm, is just playing a role.
In 2019, however, he went too far and filmed himself throughout the entire E3, even while he was in the restroom. He later apologized for that. But he also likes to get upset about things, such as new updates in Call of Duty or other streamers.
Dr Disrespect is known for polarizing and provoking others. This time, it targeted the New York Times. This also brings him more publicity, which could boost the sales of the book, regardless of how much interest there has been so far.
What is the book even about? The book’s blurb already promises a crazy story about the life of Dr Disrespect, which will certainly contain some true stories, but also many “embellishments”.
Specifically, it is supposed to be about the creation of the character along with an “unprecedented look at his rise to streaming superstar.”
You can expect plenty of references and jokes aimed primarily at his viewers and which will likely be hard to understand if you’re not within the realm of YouTube, Twitch, or the Doctor himself.
However, there is still a big mystery surrounding Dr Disrespect. It revolves around his Twitch ban, which was enacted in 2020. Recently, there was a new hot rumor about the topic:
