Overview

Emiru Assaulted at TwitchCon San Diego refers to a controversy and viral video clip showing Twitch streamer Emiru (real name Emily-Beth Schunk) being approached by a male attendee who grabbed her and tried to kiss her without her consent at a meet and greet event at TwitchCon 2025 in San Diego, California. The video was originally posted by X / Twitter user @BaconCrumbz on October 17th, 2025, who said that Emiru returned to finish the meet and greet event despite the attack.

After the video went viral on Twitter and the subreddit /r/Livestreamfails, Emiru's fans began sharing clips from earlier streams in which Emiru claims that she was not allowed to bring her own "favorite" security guard to TwitchCon 2025 due to his detaining of a harasser at a previous event. Other clips showed Emiru saying that she was obligated to conduct a meet and greet despite being reluctant to as part of her contract with Twitch.

The event and the subsequent rumors surrounding Twitch's alleged mishandling of Emiru's safety led to significant backlash against the management of the event and Twitch staff, including its CEO, Dan Clancy, who was purported to be out partying that same night. The event occurred seven months after Emiru and fellow streamers Cinna and Valkyrae were followed and harassed by a stalker while livestreaming in California.

Background

On October 17th, 2025, Twitch streamer Emiru was reportedly approached by a male attendee who grabbed her and tried to kiss her without consent.^[8] The incident took place at a meet and greet event during the first night at TwitchCon in San Diego, California.

The clip was originally posted to Twitter / X^[1] by user @BaconCrumbz, who wrote, "So some freak just assaulted Emiru at @TwitchCon. This behavior is fucking disgusting. I’m amazed that she still came back to finish the Meet and Greet line, honestly she deserves the utmost of respect. THIS HAS TO STOP!!!" The post gathered over 3 million views and 11,000 likes in a day.

So some freak just assaulted Emiru at TwitchCon</a> . This behavior is fucking disgusting. I’m amazed that she still came back to finish the Meet and Greet line, honestly she deserves the utmost of respect. THIS HAS TO STOP!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/EmiruUpdatess?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">EmiruUpdatess @emiru pic.twitter.com/pyO2QHQ9Pv

— BaconCrumbz 🥓 TwitchCon SD (BaconCrumbz) October 18, 2025

The clip was also posted to the subreddit^[2] /r/LivestreamFails on October 17th by Redditor Chris_Poole, who wrote, "Emiru assaulted at Twitchcon," and gathered over 29,000 upvotes in a day.

Developments

On October 17th, 2025, Redditor No-Friendship-5311 posted an older clip to the subreddit^[3] /r/LivestreamFails, showing Emiru talking about how her "favorite security guard" was banned from TwitchCon at the San Diego Convention Center for physically restraining a man stalking her two years ago. The clip gathered over 7,000 upvotes in a day.

Also on October 17th, Redditor u/dashieman66 posted a clip to the subreddit^[4] /r/LivestreamFails, writing, "Twitch contract requires Emiru to attend Meet & Greet to keep Twitchcon Show amid safety concerns," gathering over 8,000 upvotes in a day.

Twitch's Response

On October 18th, 2025, the official Twitch X / Twitter^[9] account issued a statement about streamer Emiru being assaulted at the meet and greet at TwitchCon the previous night, writing, "The behavior displayed by the individual involved in the incident yesterday involving a high profile streamer was completely unacceptable and deeply upsetting. In line with existing TwitchCon security protocols, law enforcement and event security were on site and responded to the incident. We immediately blocked this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises, and they are banned indefinitely from Twitch, both online and in-person events."

The tweet received over 9.7 million views, 6,800 likes and 4,100 replies in two days, with many in the replies criticizing the company.

Emiru's Response

Also on October 18th, 2025, Emiru posted a tweet addressing her being assaulted at a meet and greet at TwitchCon, writing, "I don't understand how he was allowed to make it to me in the first place. The security in the clip who reacts is my own security […] However, there were at least 3 or 4 other Twitchcon security staff in the area who did not react and let the guy walk away." The post gathered over 58,000 likes in a day.

Later that same day, Emiru responded to the incident and Twitch's response during a stream, particularly criticizing the company's initial decision to only ban the man for 30 days. A clip was then reposted to the subreddit /r/LivestreamFail^[7] on October 18th, receiving over 35,000 upvotes and 2,000 comments in two days.

Online Reactions

The incident at TwitchCon San Diego 2025 quickly sparked widespread backlash and media coverage as word spread in mid-to-late October 2025.

On October 17th, 2025, X^[5] user @Sh3nAndygans reposted the video of Emiru being attacked, writing, "Saw so many women saying they weren’t going to be attending TwitchCon this year because they don’t feel safe, and then this happens to Emiru on day one," and gathering over 40,000 likes in a day.

Saw so many women saying they weren’t going to be attending TwitchCon this year because they don’t feel safe, and then this happens to Emiru on day one pic.twitter.com/Yazc5VBPWF

— shenAndygans (@Sh3nAndygans) October 18, 2025

On October 18th, X^[6] user @TheLastDistress quote-tweeted a video showing what appears to be Emiru's assaulter walking around TwitchCon after the attack, gathering over 7,000 likes in a day.

HE GOT TO WALK AWAY WITH NO ONE FROM SECURITY TAILING HIM DUDE! Twitch is cooked DO NOT return to Twitchcon if you have remaining days.

I hope Emiru is okay and sues the living shit out of twitch as they FORCED her to do this or her show would be canceled. https://t.co/ILTCvVGXBA

— Distress (@TheLastDistress) October 18, 2025

Also on October 18th, 2025, Redditor AkaAbsolTrainer posted a meme to the /r/dogelore ^[10] subreddit referencing the incident with Emiru, receiving over 100 upvotes and 20 comments before it was removed by moderators. The post notably referenced the I'm Gonna Do What's Called a Pro Gamer Move meme.

Dan Clancy Partying After Incident Rumors

Backlash against Twitch CEO Dan Clancy also spread over the following days as rumors spread of him partying the same night after the incident involving Emiru.

During the livestream after the assault in which Emiru discussed Twitch's response on October 17th, 2025, she mentioned that "key Twitch representatives" were "out partying" that night, but didn't name anyone specifically.

Days later, on October 22nd, Twitch streamer PaymoneyWubby brought up the clip of Emiru's comments while recapping his experiences during TwitchCon, cutting to a selfie he said was taken the same night, which pictured him, his friend HamNCheddar and Clancy at a party.^[11]

The clip from Wubby's stream was then posted to the /r/LivestreamFail^[12] subreddit on October 22nd, 2025, receiving over 1,200 upvotes and 100 comments in 18 hours.

That same day, the clip of Wubby was included in a video from streamer Asmongold's YouTube channel Asmongold Clips, which also included another video of Dan Clancy purportedly dancing at the same party where the selfie was taken the night of Emiru's assault. The video received over 558,000 views and 40,000 likes in 16 hours.

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