Dr Disrespect Admits ‘Sexting’ Minor And More Of The Week’s Top Stories
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This weekâs top stories centered around Herschel âDr Disrespectâ Beahm, as Midnight Society, a gaming studio he co-founded, cut ties with him, YouTube cut off monetization on his channels, and he admitted that he had sent âinappropriateâ messages to a minor, resulting in his ban from Twitch in 2020. Read on for our coverage of all this, as well as details on this yearâs Steam Summer Sale and legendary Elden Ring player Let Me Solo Her honing in on a new target in the gameâs new Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
Dr Disrespect appears on stage during the 2022 NFL Draft. Photo: Kevin Sabitus (Getty Images)
Herschel âDr Disrespectâ Beahm was one of the biggest streamers on Twitch when the Amazon-owned streaming platform permanently banned him in mid-2020. The suddenness of the high-profile ejection, coupled with both Beahm and Twitch staying silent over what had actually happened and why, turned the incident into the most infamous and mysterious ban in the platformâs history. Now everyoneâs talking about it again after a former Twitch employee recently purported to share the real alleged reason why Beahm got sent packing. – Ethan Gach Read More
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Valveâs popular portable PC, the Steam Deck, is currently on sale ahead of the companyâs upcoming Steam Summer Sale. You can currently buy the powerful gaming device for less than a Standard Switch or Switch OLED. – Zack Zwiezen Read More
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Guy âDr Disrespectâ Beahm launched his first Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree livestream on Monday with a glitzy intro and lots of theatrics. Just a few hours later he decided to call it quits, however, saying he was burnt out on streaming and would be logging off indefinitely. The sudden shift recalled his last-ever stream on Twitch before being preeminently banned, and came right after the video game studio he co-founded publicly cut ties with him after investigating recent allegations about his past conduct. – Ethan Gach Read More
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Do you smell that? Thatâs the smell of millions of credit cards around the world melting as gamers empty their bank accounts buying up cheap games during this yearâs Steam Summer Sale. And this time around, Valve is offering up some even bigger than usual deals on some great games. – Zack Zwiezen Read More
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Amazon giving 15 free games to Prime members ahead of Prime Day 2024, the online retail giantâs big, made-up holiday all-about deals. âTis the season! – Zack Zwiezen Read More
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Guy âDr Disrespectâ Beahm has broken his silence on allegations that he was banned from Twitch in 2020 for allegedly âsextingâ a minor. The famous streamer admitted to the incident but said there were no âreal intentions behind these messagesâ and claimed nothing illegal happened. âNo pictures were shared, no crimes were committed, I never even met the individual.â – Ethan Gach Read More
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Guy âDr Disrespectâ Beahm co-founded Midnight Society in 2021 to make the types of online shooters he got famous for playing on Twitch. Now the game studio is moving on without him following new allegations about why the streamer was banned from the Amazon-owned platform back in 2020. – Ethan Gach Read More
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Elden Ringâs newly released Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is notoriously difficult, even for the most seasoned veterans of FromSoftwareâs RPG. Itâs so divisive among players that some have taken to review bombing the DLC to express their dissatisfaction. But now, FromSoftware is releasing a patch that will tip the scales in playersâ favor a bitâweâll see if it makes the expansion easier. – Kenneth Shepard Read More
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Business partners are continuing to ditch Guy âDr Disrespectâ Beahm after multiple reports corroborated allegations that he âsextedâ a minor through Twitch, and the streamer himself admitted to conversations that âsometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriateâ with someone who was underage. The latest such company is YouTube, which has demonetized the DrDisrespect channel which had over 4 million subscribers. – Ethan Gach Read More
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When Elden Ring launched, a player by the name of Let Me Solo Her helped players who were struggling with Malenia, one of the most difficult boss fights in an already challenging game. As you can ascertain from the name, Let Me Solo Her would join playersâ games after they used a multiplayer summon and fight Malenia himself, no support required. Now that the game has a big expansion in Shadow of the Erdtree, the jar-sporting legend has his sights set on a new foe: Messmer the Impaler. Let Me Solo Her is now Let Me Solo Him. – Kenneth Shepard Read More