Dream Grooming Allegations

Overview

Dream Grooming Allegations refers to a controversy following unconfirmed evidence being presented by a female Twitter user (@oxeclean) in October 2022 that accused Minecraft YouTuber and speedrunner Dream of allegedly grooming her in 2020 when she was a minor (17 years old) over Twitter DMs, text messages and Snapchat. After the accusations surfaced on Twitter, many started using the hashtag "#dreamisafreak" to circulate discourse and memes. Dream later denounced the claims as false on his private Twitter account, sparking more backlash and controversy. In November 2023, following the Dream vs. Gumball controversy, an unverified recording claiming to be of Dream sending his moans to a minor on Snapchat surfaced and was spread on social media, reigniting the allegations. In December 2023, Dream addressed the allegations in a 1 hour and 22 minute long video titled "The Truth."

Background

Due to the buzz surrounding Dream's Face Reveal, on October 3rd, 2022, Twitter^[1] user oxeclean (private) started a thread that claimed Dream had been Snapchat friends with her since March 19th, 2020, and that he had groomed her when she was a minor (screenshots shown below). She alleged that other minors had similar stories, specifically referencing a precursor grooming scandal involving Dream that surfaced on February 15th, 2022, levied by Twitter^[2] user howyougonnafin1 who provided Discord screenshots that purportedly showed Dream's interactions with a 13-year-old in 2017 and 2018. These claims are also unconfirmed, however, and have been disputed by Twitter^[3] users who don't believe them.

Twitter^[1] user oxeclean started a new thread on October 4th, 2022, providing a screen-recording of various Twitter DMs that she allegedly shared with Dream in 2020, using it as evidence. The DMs, messages and various exchanges between oxeclean and Dream outlined how Dream knew that she was 17-years-old when he was 20-years-old and that he repeatedly invited her to his house and engaged in explicit and suggestive language. After oxeclean went private, the thread was lost, however, on October 13th, 2022, Twitter^[4] user paulieponzi tweeted a screen-recording of it, gaining over 2,000 likes in less than a day (shown below).

// Grooming

The victim went private so here’s a screen recording of the allegations against Dream. pic.twitter.com/LuSmhOi0p9

— Paultergeist 🍬 (@paulieponzi) October 13, 2022

Also on October 13th, 2022, the Twitter^[5] account burner39413705 started a thread that included screenshots and screen-recordings of oxeclean's archived thread. The primary tweet^[5] of burner39413705's thread received roughly 13,000 likes in one day (shown below) and predominantly spread oxeclean's accusations to a wider audience, causing discussion en masse that continued into the remainder of October 2022.

Archived thread of oxeclean</a>’s experience with <a href="https://twitter.com/Dream?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Dream ⬇️

— burner (@burner39413705) October 13, 2022

Other oxeclean evidence reposted by Twitter^[5] account burner39413705 were images of text messages that Dream sent to oxeclean in 2020 (shown below).

Developments

Dream's Response on Private Account

Later on October 13th, 2022, Dream responded to the accusations on his private Twitter account dreamsecretclub, levying a three-post thread that dismissed the claims, stating that they were "disgusting false accusations" (shown below). The thread was screenshotted and reposted by many so that others not following the private account could see it, including this post by Twitter^[6] user DWTUPDATEE on October 13th, who received over 28,100 likes in one day.

2023 Snapchat Moaning Audio

On November 18th, 2023, following the initial phase of the Dream vs. Gumball controversy, burner X^[10] account @b88221141 posted a screenshot of a Discord conversation between two users (purportedly friends of Dream) in which they discuss Dream allegedly sending explicit images and sexting 16- or 17-year-old user @LUVsklrl on Snapchat in 2017 (original post, context post and screenshots of the conversation shown below). The post received over 730 reposts and 2,800 likes on X in three days, while a later repost^[11] of the screenshots gained over 2,200 reposts and 8,600 likes in the same period.

Later on November 18th, X^[12][13] users @reyDNI and @morritician made posts confirming that Dream had a Snapchat account in 2019 and that his handle was Dream Dream, the same as seen in the alleged screenshots.

On November 20th, @b88221141^[14] posted two clips of sexually explicit texts with audio sent to @LUVsklrl on Snapchat in which a person, purportedly Dream, moans in a sexual manner. The post (shown below) received over 15,000 reposts and 38,000 likes on X in one day.

Dream Dream</a> /<a href="https://twitter.com/dreamwastaken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">dreamwastaken knowingly and willingly received explicit images and sxted a 16/17 year old in 2019 when he was 20

He has a history of being inappropriate with minors going back years

This man is a groomer pic.twitter.com/XG0agd9cBN

— Burner 22 (@b88221141) November 18, 2023

On November 21st, 2023, Dream announced^[15] that he would be posting a response video to recent controversies, asking everyone to withhold judgment (shown below).

Dream's Response / "The Truth"

On December 19th, 2023, Dream uploaded a 1 hour 22 minute response video titled "The Truth" to YouTube, where it accumulated over 2.5 million views in one day (shown below).

In the video, Dream addresses the grooming allegations put against him in 2022 and 2023, as well as the 2023 Dream vs. Gumball Uber incident. Over the course of the video, Dream interviews several people involved into the controversies, provides screenshots of conversations and conversation logs with alleged victims, and disproves that any legal action was ever taken against him.

Online Reactions

As Twitter^[5] account burner39413705's thread of oxeclean screenshots went viral on October 13th, 2022, many reacted to the accusations on Twitter and elsewhere. The hashtag #dreamisafreak started circulating. Many joked about a "pipeline" that existed between becoming a famous Minecraft YouTuber and grooming allegations. For instance, on October 13th, Twitter^[7] user godownaslovers captioned Cristiano Ronaldo Winning an Award with, "minecraft youtubers when it’s their turn to groom a minor," gaining over 6,000 likes in one day (shown below).

#dreamisafreak minecraft youtubers when it’s their turn to groom a minor pic.twitter.com/WPMtwykQXf

— ًconner🎃 (@godownaslovers) October 13, 2022

Others humorously referenced Dream's history of tweeting^[8] something to the effect of, "love you guys <3," after scandalous accusations and his loyal fanbase instantly forgiving and forgetting. For instance, on October 13th, 2022, Twitter^[9] user snxwtuft tweeted a Men in Black meme that referenced the phenomenon, claiming that it was, "dream in a few hours." The tweet received roughly 21,400 likes in less than a day (shown below).

In November 2023, the controversy was reignited by the Dream vs. Gumball feud and was further boosted by the unverified Snapchat video that surfaced shortly after it.

In December 2023, Dream's "The Truth" response garnered viral reactions and sparked discussions on social media, including both support for the creator and for his accusers.

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