Dr. Disrespect has returned to streaming on YouTube to a sizable audience, some 20,000 live viewers on most days, but one hurdle remains being demonetized on the platform. Before his scandal in which he admitted to inappropriately contacting a minor, he felt that a company like Kick, which had paid huge contracts to lure streamers away from Twitch and YouTube, could offer him $50 million, and then he would come over. . That did not happen and according to Kick co-founder Eddie Kraven, there is no point now.

In an interview with Rod ‘Slasher’ Breslau, Kraven was asked about a possible deal with Dr. Disrespect. He shot that down unequivocally:

“Making a deal with Dr. Disrespect would not make any sense at this time from a financial and business perspective,” Kraven said. “It would do more damage to Kick and it would be a waste of money at this point, in my opinion. Without getting into drama and just looking at it from a business perspective, it would be a waste of money.”

Kick has courted controversy in the industry by signing previously banned streamers or often allowing behavior that many consider inappropriate on the service. But in this case, Kick clearly wouldn’t want to be the one to serve the infamous Dr. Disrespect, even though he still attracts an audience that is content to ignore his previous admission about his Twitch ban.

But there’s a difference between not offering Doc a deal, which would most likely result in some sort of payment in the millions (Kick paid $100 million to sign qXc) and allowing him on the platform in the first place. If Doc can’t be monetized on YouTube, it’s possible he might try to leave for a shift would make money with him, and that could be Kick. Since YouTube hasn’t banned him outright, it’s unclear whether Kick would not allow him there at all or monetize him even if they don’t offer him an actual deal.

Despite a surprise return where he continues to draw an audience, Doc seems to remain generally toxic from a brand perspective. While he continues as if nothing has changed, we’ll see if he stays with YouTube if he can’t monetize the platform again, which would result in huge losses from such a large audience. The question is whether another service would want him.

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