Dr Disrespect

Herschel "Guy" Beahm IV (born March 10, 1982), better known by his online alias Dr Disrespect, is a American internet personality and livestreamer. He is a YouTube streamer. He is known for streaming game in the battle royal genre like H1Z1, Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, and PUBG: Battlegrounds.

Beahm is known for playing a character called Dr Disrespect. He wears a wig in a mullet style, with sunglasses, headphones, and a red bulletproof vest. His fans are known as the "Champions Club".^[1]

He has been sponsored by and collaborated with many well known brands like Gillette,^[2] Asus, Turtle Beach,^[3] and the San Francisco 49ers.^[4]

During his career, Beahm has gained a lot of controversy. On June 11, 2019, he was suspended from Twitch after he ended up streaming in the bathroom twice during the 2019 E3.^[5] He would later be unbanned on June 25.^[6]

In March 2020, Beahm would sign a multi-year contract with Twitch but would be permanently banned from the platform on June 26 for reasons that were not made public at the time.^[7][8] In August 2021, he said that he was suing Twitch.^[9] The lawsuit was settled in March 2022.^[10]

On June 21, 2024, it was tweeted by a former Twitch director of strategic partnerships that Beahm was banned because he allegedly used Twitch's Whisper feature to sext a minor and tried to meet up with her at TwitchCon. Beahm would respond to this by stating that "no wrongdoing was acknowledged" and that the lawsuit was settled.^[11][12][13] On June 25, Beahm made a statement on the matter, admitting that he had sent private messages to a minor that he said "sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate". He would replace the word "minor" with "individual" before adding it back. A former Twitch employee stated that Beahm's statement was false and that the texts were "graphic".^[14][15] After the news broke, many sponsors dropped Beahm, he was fired from his gaming studio Midnight Society, and YouTube both demonetized and suspended him from their partner program.^[16][17][18]

1. ↑ "The Doc will see you now -- meet the mind behind Dr DisRespect". ESPN. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
2. ↑ "Who is Dr DisRespect? The Twitch streamer explained, from his history to controversies". GamesRadar+. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
3. ↑ "Dr Disrespect Getting Ready for a Collab With Turtle Beach". EssentiallySports. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
4. ↑ "Dr Disrespect Announces San Francisco 49ers Pick at NFL Draft 2022". ComicBook.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
5. ↑ "Twitch Bans 'Dr. DisRespect' After He Livestreams From an E3 Bathroom". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
6. ↑ "Dr. Disrespect's Twitch Channel is Back After E3 Ban". ScreenRant. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
7. ↑ "Streamer Dr Disrespect Signs Multiyear Deal to Stay on Twitch". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
8. ↑ "Dr Disrespect reportedly banned permanently on Twitch". Dexerto. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
9. ↑ "Dr Disrespect is 'suing the fuck out of' Twitch". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
10. ↑ "DrDisrespect settles his lawsuit with Twitch". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
11. ↑ "Twitch banned Dr Disrespect after viewing messages sent to a minor, say former employees". The Verge. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
12. ↑ "YouTuber Dr Disrespect Was Allegedly Kicked Off Twitch for Messaging Minor". Bloomberg News. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
13. ↑ "Dr Disrespect Knowingly Sent Explicit Messages to a Minor, Former Twitch Employee Says". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
14. ↑ "Dr Disrespect finally shares why he was banned from Twitch". The Verge. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
15. ↑ "Dr Disrespect takes damage: Twitch stars chide streamer who admitted DMs with a minor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
16. ↑ "How Dr Disrespect's Sponsors and Partners Are Responding to Twitch Ban Allegations [UPDATED]". IGN. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
17. ↑ "Dr Disrespect fired by the game studio he co-founded: 'It is our duty to act with dignity on behalf of all individuals involved'". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
18. ↑ "YouTube is stopping Dr Disrespect's channel from making money". The Verge. Retrieved July 7, 2024.