Dr Disrespect Was Just ‘An Influencer’ For Midnight Society, Studio Claims

Dr Disrespect is still missing from the internet after disappearing on vacation with his family following the controversy that surfaced little more than a month ago. In a shocking revelation, it came to light that Guy ‘Dr Disrespect’ Beahm had been banned on Twitch in 2020 because of an incident in 2017 during which Dr Disrespect knowingly and inappropriately messaged a minor on the platform.

He subsequently lost his spot with Midnight Society shortly after this news dropped, per a new report by Bloomberg. In this interview, Midnight Society’s Robert Bowling set the story straight about Dr Disrespect’s claimed involvement with the ‘Deadrop’ extraction shooter project.

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Just an Influencer

Robert Bowling spoke to Bloomberg, attempting to soothe troubled waters by stressing that Dr Disrespect was only involved in the Deadrop project as an influencer. From the moment Deadrop went public, Dr Disrespect appeared to be the face of the project, heavily involved in marketing the game and keeping his followers updated regarding the ongoing development of this ambitious extraction shooter.

In the interview, Bowling explained:

His job as an influencer was to bring eyeballs and community to it.

It was explained that he was brought into the fold to ‘exploit his 4.5 million YouTube subscribers’.

Bowling went on to explain that when the allegations about Dr Disrespect dropped online, they held an emergency call, during which Beahm joined and straight up admitted to messaging a minor on Twitch in 2017. On that topic, Bowling said:

We knew it was the right decision after talking everything over with all four of us. We made agreements on what our principles were and are as a studio, and his actions don’t align with our principles.

It’s not known if or when Dr Disrespect will resurface. If he does, some theories suggest he’ll rebrand or relocate to another platform, like Kick. The big question is, will he have anything tangible to come back to?

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