BBC Newsbeat<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Controversial gaming streamer Herschel ‘Guy’ Beahm, known online as Dr Disrespect, has said he is able to start making money from YouTube again after being dropped in 2024.<\/p>\n His announcement came on the same day as the gaming studio he co-founded said it was “closing its doors after three incredible years”.<\/p>\n Developer Midnight Society, which was working on shooter game Deadrop, cut ties with the YouTuber last year after becoming aware of “an allegation” against him.<\/p>\n Beahm denied any wrongdoing, but admitted sending messages to “an individual minor” in 2017, insisting “nothing illegal happened”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The content creator has 4.5 million subscribers on the platform and was dropped by various sponsors but declared on his stream on Thursday that “we’ve got our YouTube monetisation back”.<\/p>\n In a statement to BBC Newsbeat, YouTube said it had “reinstated” Dr Disrespect to its partner program “after careful review of the channel’s recent activity”.<\/p>\n “Dr Disrespect was previously suspended… for violations of our Creator Responsibility policies. If there are further violations, we’ll take appropriate action,” it added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Dr Disrespect character gained popularity for his chaotic style of play and aggressive – at times rude – commentary.<\/p>\n Last year, Midnight Society terminated Beahm’s role at the company<\/a>, four years after he was abruptly kicked off streaming platform Twitch, where he had a big following.<\/p>\n In 2022, Beahm and Twitch agreed a settlement, where neither party admitted any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n The reason for his removal then was never made clear – with the Amazon-owned platform only saying it acted<\/a> whenever users broke the rules.<\/p>\n Last June, a former Twitch employee said the removal was linked to messages sent to a minor.<\/p>\n Beahm responded: “Let me be clear, it was not a criminal case against me and no criminal charges have ever been brought against me.”<\/p>\n He did though apologise to his “community and colleagues” for his actions.<\/p>\n “That’s on me as an adult, a husband and a father… it should have never happened”, he wrote on social media.<\/p>\n He was suspended from YouTube’s partner program and retreated from streaming until September. <\/p>\n In November he signed a deal with video platform Rumble to head its gaming division.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The closure of Midnight Society comes amid wider struggles in the games industry, with Ubisoft and Bioware among notable companies already announcing cuts in 2025.<\/p>\n Midnight Society previously announced layoffs in September 2024 but said it remained committed to releasing the game this year.<\/p>\n In its statement announcing its closure, the company apologised<\/a> for being “unable to reach our ultimate goal” of making Deadrop.<\/p>\n The game got its start through the sale of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) – “one-of-a-kind” digital assets that experience an intial boom before vastly dropping in value.<\/p>\n Some who invested have asked the company if they will be receiving refunds.<\/p>\n BBC Newsbeat has requested comment from Midnight Society but not heard back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a61a\/live\/6e5fa9a0-dfc1-11ef-a819-277e390a7a08.jpg.webp\")
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