DJ Akademiks, known for discussing others’ controversies, is now facing his own. After a resurfaced clip showing him in a sexually explicit conversation with a teenager, the streamer received backlash and was banned from Twitch.
Addressing the grooming allegations during a Tuesday night stream, DJ Akademiks stated that he had already spoken on the controversy and will not prolong it. He accepted Twitch’s decision to ban him, acknowledging that dragging it out would not benefit anyone.
“Even though I wasn’t streaming,” Ak said. “That happened on their platform, completely get it.” DJ Akademiks assured viewers that he would continue to stream on all other platforms. Platforms that reportedly earn him more money than Twitch ever did. “Of course, we still stream on YouTube,” he explained. “Which, honestly, about 80% of our viewership came from YouTube, anyway.”
DJ Akademiks may favor YouTube, but he made it clear that he does not have a problem with Twitch.
The hip hop personality may have a history of explosive outbursts and rants, but he decided to play it cool in this instance.
“Twitch, I respect their platform,” he insisted. “You gotta respect their rules. Ak did admit that he didn’t want to jump right back on with his usual streaming output, though. He decided not to run out a stream on all accounts, and preferred to return with something more “low key.” His reasoning? He didn’t want to give his critics any more fodder.
“I kinda wanted to have a lower key stream,” DJ Akademiks admitted I. “I feel like the sharks are just circling.”
It remains to see what the fallout will be for Ak and his career overall. The statement he made reference to during his Twitch ban discussion described the teen encounter as a “regrettable moment.”
Ak also promised that he would be better moving forward. “We’re going to use it as a teachable moment. Because I don’t think I’ve came this far, built this platform, to be that irresponsible, right?,” he asked.
