Even Kick doesn’t want Dr Disrespect as founder calls deal a ‘waste of money’-Kenneth Andersen-Entertainment – Metro

Kick co-founder Ed Craven shuts the door in Dr Disrespect’s face (LinkedIn/YouTube)

Dr Disrespect might struggle to find a new home if he isn’t remonetised on YouTube, as Kick co-founder Ed Craven shuts the door on a potential deal.

After years of speculation about his mystery Twitch ban, back in 2020, Dr Disrespect recently admitted that the reason he was banished from the platform was because he had messaged a minor.

The admission resulted in him being kicked out of the game studio he co-founded, while losing thousands of fans and being demonetised on YouTube – where he started streaming in 2020.

Dr Disrespect hasn’t been remonetised on YouTube yet and there has been speculation of him moving to another platform, but that won’t be Kick, as its co-founder says it ‘would make zero sense’.

When asked if Kick would consider offering Dr Disrespect a contract to stream on his platform, despite the recent controversy, co-founder Eddie Craven said on his own stream:

‘Making a deal with Dr Disrespect, from a financial and business perspective right now, would make zero sense.

‘It would do more harm for Kick and it’d be a waste of money at this point in time, is my opinion. Without getting into drama, just looking at it from a business perspective, it’d be a waste of money.’

Dr Disrespect has reapplied for monetisation on YouTube, but it appears that it’s still under consideration, with no statement from either side yet.

Where would Dr Disrespect go if he doesn’t get remonetised? (YouTube)

Not long before the controversial streamer was outed for texting a minor,Dr Disrespect revealed that he turned down an £8 million-a-year contract to stream on Kick last year.

He added that it would take $50 million (£40 million) to get him to move to Kick, because he felt ‘established’ on YouTube.

If Dr Disrespect doesn’t get remonetised on YouTube, he might struggle to find a new home, now that Kick has distanced itself from him.

He’s also permanently banned on Twitch, which doesn’t leave many other options, outside of TikTok and Facebook, which aren’t well known for video game livestreaming.

Dr Disrespect teased his comeback with a chess vs. checkers Twitter post (Twitter)

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