Within the wake of parting methods with gaming character Dr. Disrespect, Midnight Society has closed its doorways and killed the first-person shooter recreation Useless Drop.
The studio’s fortunes took a flip for the more serious when cofounder and standard streamer Dr. Disrespect was accused in the summertime of 2024 by a former Twitch worker that Dr. Disrespect had had sexually specific conversations with a minor on the direct messaging a part of Twitch — which was allegedly the rationale he was banned on Twitch 4 years earlier in 2020. On the time, Twitch would solely say it was attributable to a violation of neighborhood requirements.
Dr. Disrespect, whose actual identify is Man Beahm, sued Twitch and settled with the corporate in 2022. However extra of the story began popping out in 2024.
“Listen, I’m obviously tied to legal obligations from the settlement with Twitch but I just need to say what I can say since this is the fucking internet,” Dr. Disrespect mentioned on the time in mid-2024. “I didn’t do anything wrong, all this has been probed and settled, nothing illegal, no wrongdoing was found, and I was paid.”
However in June 2024, Midnight Society parted methods with Dr. Disrespect after it realized of extra detailed allegations that he had inappropriate conversations with a minor whereas at Twitch. The corporate mentioned it started talking with events concerned after which introduced, “We are terminating our relationship with Guy Beahm immediately. While these facts are difficult to hear and even more difficult to accept, it is our duty to act with dignity on behalf of all individuals involved, especially the fifty-five developers and families we have employed along with our community of players.”
Dr. Disrespect continues to stream on YouTube.
Right here’s Midnight Society’s full assertion from Twiiter.
Midnight Society is shutting its doorways.
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