i knew it was a fun place to connect and fuck around. While he says homophobic slurs are “toxic” and “not an ideology i hold closely to my moral standing,” his response is seasoned with personal attacks on a journalist and complaints about the internet in general.įrom his Reddit post, which was archived on imgur: In his public comments on Twitch, Zimmerman is largely unrepentant. Since then tabloids like TMZ and other outlets have also picked up the story. The clip was isolated by at least one viewer and reported by several dedicated music news organizations, including EDM.com. “Is that some fucking cock-sucking stream sniper,” Zimmerman said, before concluding his sentence with a homophobic slur. The incident began over the weekend during a heated game of PUBG, the popular battle royale first-person shooter, in which Zimmerman was coming under unusually heavy fire from a concealed position. Polygon has reached out to both parties for comment. The actions of the Amazon-owned media company prompted the producer and DJ to launch a tirade on Reddit where he promised to discontinue broadcasting on the platform going forward.īoth the clip of the incident and Zimmerman’s public response to Twitch have since been deleted. Joel “deadmau5” Zimmerman is suspended from Twitch following the use of a homophobic slur over the weekend during a livestream of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

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