‘Blatant Lie’: Emiru Exposes Twitch After Fan SA’s Her At TwitchCon And Security Does Absolutely Nothing

Streamer Emiru was attacked by a fan during her meet and greet at TwitchCon over the weekend. A man got past security, walked up to her on stage, and grabbed her while trying to kiss her without her permission. Video of the incident shows Emiru’s own security team quickly stepping in to chase the man away.

After what happened, Twitch put out a statement saying they were against what the fan did. They said law enforcement and event security handled the situation. The company said the person is now banned from all Twitch events forever, both online and in person. Twitch claimed their security did their job and stopped the man from coming back to TwitchCon.

But Emiru said Twitch was lying about what really happened. She posted her own statement on X and called their version of events a “blatant lie.” She said she felt more upset about how Twitch handled things than about the attack itself. Emiru said there were at least three or four TwitchCon security workers nearby who did nothing and just let the guy walk away. She also said no one from TwitchCon even came over to check if she was okay.

The Worst Part Is How Twitch Tried To Cover It Up

Emiru gave more details that went against what Twitch said in their statement. She said the man was able to just walk away from her meet and greet area, and she only found out he was caught several hours later. She thinks this only happened because her manager kept asking about it, not because TwitchCon workers thought it was a big deal.

When she talked about it on her stream later, Emiru said she doesn’t think Twitch would have said anything if the video hadn’t gone viral online. She’s had to deal with things like this before, but this time she felt really let down by how the platform treated her safety. Similar worries about safety in public spaces have been growing, like when a woman shared what she saw someone do to a gas pump that made her change her habits.

The whole thing has gotten a lot of attention from other streamers. Ludwig, a well-known streamer, called what happened “insane.” Another popular streamer named Valkyrae said it was “incredibly disappointing.” Hasan Piker talked about it during his Saturday stream and said women deal with constant problems like this online. When someone in his chat asked what should happen to the attacker, Piker said sexual assault should mean jail time.

A lot of streamers were already worried about safety before TwitchCon even started. Some decided not to go at all because they were nervous about fans knowing where they would be. After the attack, fans have been showing their support for Emiru on social media. Many people are angry that TwitchCon didn’t take safety problems seriously even though streamers had warned them ahead of time.