Dr. Disrespect is streaming again on YouTube to a sizable audience, around 20,000 live viewers most days, but one obstacle remains that he is no longer monetized on the platform. Before his scandal, in which he admitted to inappropriately contacting a minor, he had floated the idea that a provider like Kick, which had paid huge contracts to poach streamers from Twitch and YouTube, was paying him $50 million could offer, and then he came over. That didn’t happen and, according to Kick co-founder Eddie Kraven, it no longer makes sense, especially now.

In an interview with Rod “Slasher” Breslau, Kraven was asked about a possible deal with Dr. Disrespect asked. He clearly shot this down:

“A deal with Dr. “Doing Disrespect wouldn’t make sense from a financial and business perspective right now,” Kraven said. “It would hurt Kick more and would be a waste of money in my opinion at this point. Without addressing the drama and looking at it only from a business perspective, it would be a waste of money.”

Kick has caused a lot of controversy in the industry by signing previously banned streamers or often allowing behavior that many would consider inappropriate on the service. But in this case, Kick obviously doesn’t want to be the service that brings the infamous Dr. Disrespect obliges, even if he still attracts an audience content to ignore his earlier admission regarding his Twitch ban.

But there’s a difference between not offering Doc a deal, which would most likely result in a payment in the millions (Kick paid $100 million to sign qXc), and letting him on the platform at all. If Doc can’t re-monetize on YouTube, he might try switching to a service that does would monetize it, and that could be kick. Given that YouTube hasn’t banned him outright, it’s unclear whether Kick would not allow him there at all or would monetize him even if he isn’t offered an actual deal.

Despite a surprise return where he still draws an audience, overall Doc appears to continue to be toxic from a brand perspective. While he continues as if nothing has changed, we will see if he stays on YouTube if he cannot be re-monetized on the platform, which would result in huge losses with such a large audience. The question is whether any other service would have it.

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