How Esports Talk Used My Grief For Clicks

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[@Harry_iwnt]

This gets incredibly hard to watch from 17 minutes on . All the best to Rich, fighting the good fight

[@whheguy]

Watching it live was absolutely heart breaking! All the love Rich keep strong!!

[@Expanses02]

@@whheguy I was weeping at that cpr and gun range moment, I can't possible imagine someone experiencing this and be so tough.

[@isaacjones6323]

"Back in old England, my family were blacksmiths, which is why my last name is Smith" "Back in Holland, by father and his father before him made the finest clogs in Amsterdam, which earned us the family name Shoemaker" "Where does your family name originate, Hunter?" Hunter: ...

[@lolilyminecraft]

I heard his family worked with the Catholic church

[@iwx4021]

@@lolilyminecraft IM DEAD

[@FanTaaGoesHD]

So 13:30, RL cant stoop to the same levels as these no names on twitter, however esports talk can take the no names opinions from twitter and reddit and publish as "news", how odd.

[@zaacharydc]

Same move from mainstream media, anytime you see tweets on cnn or msnbc it’s some egg profile

[@iwx4021]

@@zaacharydc not the fucking egg

[@yerrrrruim2386]

Their about page says "Unbiased esports news, breakdowns, and more" 😂

[@Kuzcopia]

"They want you dead but will settle for your submission" - Michael Malice. Personally, I think they/he did know the context of that podcast, though of course it wouldn't be admitted. I'm sorry you gotta go through that. Thank you for the entertainment and it's always inspiring to see you fight. All the best, truly.

[@f.j.gibbons7267]

Heard Hunter Grooms 5 seconds in and knew this would be a great vid.

[@den-2076]

"ONTO, ONTO, facts matter" - destroyed me About the rest, utterly disgusting, stay strong Richard, glad you never pulled that trigger, I am sure I am not the only one that thinks you are the last remaining model of fairness and dignity after the likes of TotalBiscuit passed away into the next realm of reality.

[@andrealves3211]

Everytime Richard says 'Hunter Grooms', an angel gets his wings.

[@BlackCat-dx5qi]

profile pic checks out ?

[@6reen6uy]

You there..Hunter.

[@j.doele1620]

Thank you Richard. Your career has inspired me. I tried to end my life multiple times in the last couple of years due to immense loss. But I have turned things around with the help of your consistent content. I changed my major and went back to school and now I’m finishing in 6 months with a degree in political science and journalism. Thank you Richard. I’ve watched your content since 2012 and you’ve helped me turn around my life. Keep up the amazing work and I’m sorry those degenerates did this. Truly disgusting actions as well as keeping the video up for over a week is deplorable

[@RLewisReports]

When life hates you, fucking hate it back brother. Good on you. Keep it going.

[@j.doele1620]

@@RLewisReports Of course. It’s only fuel for the fire

[@KoeingseggCCM]

9:07 Holy smokes Richard, you roasted the guy so hard, he literally turned himself into a ham sandwich.

[@JetHawk222]

Richard “we are not the same” Lewis just came out and brought the belt on these kids. Straight fire

[@ethanevenson3855]

"Uh oh, Richard Lewis is getting more involved with our game. Let's try to force him out before he figures out the player albuse, match fixing, and shady orgs."

[@mattaddison4794]

Any GROOMERS in the chat?!?

[@notafakeaccount6954]

Lmaoo absolute state of that name

[@youhaarr]

Zoomer and a Groomer right here :)

[@Kurisuvision]

itswill7

[@mushiim8]

Hunter Grooms with the extremely vetted reddit and twitter replies. That's a yikes from me dawg.

[@ibrahimabokor7366]

Richard, you have real fans that cherish your work and you as a human being. just a bit sad that we are not as loud as your deranged haters but we do appreciate u! been a silent fan since 2014 and today I felt showing my appreciation 🙏🏿

[@elrey8144]

"OH NO, AN ACTUAL JOURNALIST IS SHINING A LIGHT ON OUR BREAD AND BUTTER, BEGIN THE SMEAR CAMPAIGN" Hunter Grooms, probably

[@Daegor1405]

"Shoutout to Richard Lewis in THIS situation" you cant make this shit up

[@Smiddigger]

Oh god this is going to be a banger

[@hisroyalmajestysonofgandal4668]

"Thinned skinned?" Richard mate, I followed your content from around 2011 almost religiously and I can easily say you are the absolute best public figure not only in e-sports but as a streamer/content creator in my opinion. No streamer touches you in providing entertainment for game play for me, and I am intentionally leaving out your journalistic work out as that needs absolutely no need to be given praise by anyone.

[@UwUshun]

Breaking News: Dig supports Esports Grooming

[@LucasTowers__]

You can already feel this is gonna be a banger.

[@MrBoxSir]

Don't know how he can claim you aren't related to Rocket League when my favourite piece of rocket league content is your video where Sam nearly kills himself laughing at the phrase cocoa shunter.

[@MagnaLynx21]

I didn't know the background of what you went through mate, but I have so much more respect for you now

[@psyclops973]

I love that pause for thought right after saying the name "Hunter Grooms"

[@MrChris00078]

8:40 I have never seen a more accurate twitter roast in my life lmao

[@lucien9996]

"That's OCP from the film RoboCop" haha love it. Keep up the organic content Richard!

[@zoniannitrate2905]

everyone in esports knows the name and voice of richard lewis, one of the best to ever do it and truly a pioneer.

[@UpsideDownCanoe]

I've been watching you and Thorin Shrekin' scrubs on and off since 2013, but I missed that you went through all that trauma. I'm sorry for your loss m8, and I'm happy you're still here with us releasing bangers after bangers weekly.

[@Samjie]

As someone who has only just been introduced to you Richard, I can only apologise for my first opinion on you. After watching that video, I presumed that you were quite rude etc. however, they failed to provide the context for that clip. It is clear that you are just a normal, sound guy. Also, I must add that I am very sorry you had to experience that event. Nobody should have to go through that.

[@Derpfriar]

You are beloved Richard , I hope you never go to that dark place again. The world needs people like you more than ever

[@WayStedYou]

Hunter Grooms. BRUH.

[@vad9r]

the irony of him calling you unprofessional in this video is awesome

[@dextercarlin7153]

I'm really grateful that you're alive Richard, you've been a huge role model to me for the past 5 years of my life and have helped me become a more mature man through your content and work ethic.

[@Archphoenix1]

richard " leave the soy to me" lewis taking out the trash as per usual

[@unknown666wtf]

You're a fucking legend mate. Thank you for everything you do for the gaming community. Stay safe.

[@GreySunable]

I know it's jokes from you Richard but I'm glad to see you doing well. The world needs commenters like you more than ever.

[@daltong2926]

watching you on that major desk today and always come back to say thanks for being you richard i fucking love ur reports and follow the substack to a tea. been watching since 2014 when i got into csgo, shitty punctuation because im too lazy but wanted to say looking at this compared to YOU ON THE MAJOR DESK IN 2024! lets fucking go richard, keep being you and the truth people fucking hate the truth

[@hjelpen5387]

complains about richard "farming twitter for views" - does a whole 10 minute video on richard

[@the_bottomfragger]

Saw this live but it's probably worth rewatching. Also, I hope we get a clip of the spanish flea bit.

[@jaylightning3229]

This one's gonna be deep.

[@Hazled]

I'm already calling OCP to have their take on this.

[@goncalomartins8261]

11:21 100% agree with you there!!! Just because it's the internet doesn't mean you can insult and do other forms of hateful comments! Mate thank you so much for the work that you do!!! I am going through a bad depression and your content helps me a lot! Thank you

[@booperdee2]

richard lewis is bad, here's 4 random nobodies on the internet who agree with me top tier

[@Naaame2077]

The feeling i get when i see a video of Richard on stream ranting about a guy ranting about Richard on stream ranting. Mind blown.

[@Whateverworksism]

This makes me sick. Can't start to imagine how it makes you feel Rich. You're fighting the good fight, stay strong brother.

[@JohnnyGGPW]

i wrote this comment in another video but this was the video I was on about. Hey Rich, I watched one of your recent streams, when you were talking about the beef with rocket league, I just wanted to say I’m thankful for everything you’ve done for esports and everything you’ll continue to do in the future! I honestly hope something changes with Twitter and social media in general because you don’t deserve all the shit you get.

[@kallewarn]

Really Hood you’re doing well, Richard. Been following you for longer than I can remember, I’m talking early trash talk days. It saddens me deeply to hear you’ve felt the way you described in the video. I hope you know that there are a lot of people, such as myself, who very much appreciate your work. There has been parts of my life where your videos has been the only thing that’s made me smile, and on those countless days that meant more that words can describe. When I watch your content I see an authentic individual, something quite bloody rare! You are great, man. I never forget that. It’s clear to anybody whose watched your content that you’re a decent man. Nobody can take that away from you. Sincerely, Long time viewer

[@eXSPLY]

To hear someone who is normally so unwavering let loose their emotions is very powerful, you got strength in spades man.

[@pfowler92]

Horrible that you had to go through that shit. Just know that if things ever get dark again you have a community of people who love you and your content.

[@MaticMermolja]

Wish you all the best Richard. You contribute a great deal to this World and we are happy to have you. Thank you for everything, stay strong 💪

[@noahreals2856]

Esports talk literally re-uploaded the video with the trainwrecks clip trimmed out. Really disgusting. They shouldve been forces to delete the whole video

[@saint3371]

Esports talk is a cancer in the esports scene. I would never have imagined than "journalists" could be less professional that travis gafford, but apparantly this is possible

[@shxdow9]

What's wrong with Travis ?

[@Solreth65]

I love how the Twitter you get from the Esports talks website is an empty one that was created in april 2021.

[@Hot_LeafJuice]

I'm not going to lie, I'm not a MASSIVE fan of Richard, I am subbed, but for an Esports Talk host to say he feeds off twitter drama for content is mind blowing. Esports Talk is literally just Drama Alert for esports... I don't think I've seen more than one video of theirs that wasn't focused on scene drama.

[@mustafam3285]

I’m not a fan of Richard Lewis at all but Esports Talk is garbage.

[@youhaarr]

“Be Safe, Behave and be a Z tier journalist”Hunter Grooms Kids - 2021

[@ramsloth]

tbf you giving "yikes" to yourself was funny

[@Prog47]

He locked down his twitter lol

[@Misnos]

Hope you are doing well RIch. Thanks for all that you do.

[@goncalodias1642]

Unbelievable stories Richard, hope you're feeling better at the moment! Much love from Portugal!

[@ReenactionMan]

HUNTER GROOMS

[@dankasaur]

Stay strong don’t let others insecurities affect your view of yourself. I’m emotional and passionate like you and I have similar moments of regret but in the end we know we are motivated from good intentions, while others pretend to be what u are

[@leavus]

ahhh, this is why dignitas went back to their old logo

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

15:03 yeah, I caught that right away. I knew about Maria, but never seen that podcast. I mean even to someone that hasn't seen it or watched your content, it's clear you're on a little something there and you're not well. Glad to see you're doing better these days.

[@Thomas_Arildtoft]

If you are gonna go after someone on the internet the way Hunter did, then he deserves every single thing coming his way.

[@kierkegaard907]

Richard you always have a place to stay with me. You’re an honest and genuine imperfect man and that’s why they hate on you. We love you though. The haters can pound sand.

[@sensationalopie]

fucking hell, i refuse to believe that his parents didn't know what they were doing when they named him that.

[@NochNi]

Richard. I didn’t know the details but when you announced the loss of your best friend I reached out over social media to give my sympathies. You are not alone Richard. I’m so sorry man.

[@rafisanders]

Let the secrets flow!

[@chestnutmevsy0u]

If I was you in that situation I don't know if I would of stopped myself from pulling that trigger but I'm glad you didn't, stay strong Richard people do love you.

[@M45KY]

Keep fighting the good fight Rich ❤️👊

[@dymaxtic]

the "onto" part got me for good :-D facts matter!!!

[@donnybaseball665]

The role Esports Talks is trying to play In this space is genuinely something that will leave the whole place worse off. Bad content, pumped out without scruples or vetting - we already have a ton of young, idealistic and uneducated fans in the space... having things dumbed down to their level or below is doing us no good.

[@roadrash90]

Bro hug at 18:02 I know what you want through man, and it literally feels like a dark place when you come out then other end of it. Stay strong man. 😊👍

[@pace1190]

good ol esports talk havin a normal one, the fact his name is Grooms is insane matrix shit LMAOOOOOOO

[@na-wk8ex]

The absolute state of journalism these days.

[@DK33236]

That David Koresh/BTK killer roast was 🤌 diabolical

[@BVP93]

Esports Talks doesn't even talk about fucking esports. It's a constant barrage of individual twitch streamer news and drama. Absolutely no investigative journalism going on at the company and I'm not even sure they care for esports

[@sparkes7293]

I'm really sorry that you have to deal with this stuff Rich. 'Unwarranted and uncalled for' just doesn't describe the heinous script of that video and hope Mr. Grooms gets his just deserts for this atrocity. The fact that you always end up on top of these hit pieces shows how much of a stand up guy you really are. Much love

[@mikecreed22]

At this point I've lost track of "Why" I'm supposed to dislike you Rich. It's almost like there isn't a problem? Can anyone, this is a challenge now, and I mean ANYONE give me a definitive and up to date list of the reasons? There is no prize but your own good vibes for being you.

[@cull58]

Love you mate. Thanks for all you do.

[@mortifactorsmiko4668]

Really feel for you rich. The fact these feckless idiots keep coming into esports to open old wounds because their skin is so thin they think the jokes you make when you are provoked are on par with the seriously fucked up shit that you've had to live through. How they misconstrue and rewrite history just because they don't like you is really pathetic and messed up. Your mental and emotional strength is something I really admire. You don't let the shit take you down. Much love brother.

[@anirudhtammireddy464]

"be smart be safe be...have" new slogan LOL

[@pouyash5785]

He says the internet is "divided" but proceeds to read only negative tweets!

[@mrskizzot]

Esports Talk..the epitome of professionalism.

[@HaasTheFirst]

Hey Rich, following you since 2018, when I saw the trainwreck clip I immediatly knew, something terrible must have happend, since you were clearly not yourself and probably drugged out of your mind. I upset me a bit that none of the other guests intervened, they must have had the same thought I think... Heard you mention Maria often and never thought I would hear the story behind it, I m so sorry for your loss and cant imagine the pain, I wish you all the strength!!

[@HaasTheFirst]

Also: fuck EsportsTalk and all the other fucked up people, anonymous or not. There is no shame, they literally exploit every bit of anyones weakness, its so inhumane.

[@mateomass1395]

Brought here by the fall of Esports Talk. They are getting everything they deserve.

[@Bane_Diesel]

You have been through more shit than a lot of people. My goal has always been to meet you in person and hopefully buy you a beer. I didn't get to see you at MLG Columbus. I had tickets to the Boston major but couldn't go after my father had a stroke. One day though I will have a beer with your name on it Mr. Lewis. Keep up the good work and sorry to hear that the worst time in your life has to be brought up as "content".

[@impossibleresult]

Keep on trucking Richard. Love seeing you destroy these bots.

[@MrJ4ckie]

Richard, it's really tough to see you talk about the tragic events that preceded that Train clip, and it's disgusting that someone went and used this clip and tried to present it as "News". Even regardless of whether it was related to the topic, it's so unbelievably low I find it hard to believe someone would do that. I really appreciate how you stick to your morals and principles no matter what, especially in your work, and it's something that actually inspires me to do the same.

[@caboose2741]

Ive been following you for years. love your work. I have to be honest, I do not understand why all these basement dwellers hate you xD. Its absolutely insane. You do nothing but good for the scenes your involved in.

[@parisgreen228]

LMFAO the last name grooms is insane

[@roz1178]

ngl that was hard to watch, been thru the exact same thing when i was 17. 42 now n i still think of it every day! good luck rich!

[@multimus133]

Holy smokes I had no idea. Keep fighting Richard. I used to be a consistent viewer of esports talk but between this and the other stories from Thorin, now I feel gross.

[@SeriouslyMikey]

Richard has no off button and I fucking love it.

[@prawtism]

4:45 That tweet :D "Is that the same Richard Lewis who has been ... to a majority of the Richard Lewis community?" :D:D

[@IUHOI]

Keep it up. All the best wishes to you Richard

[@chris3099]

Absolutely abhorrent "reporting" by these guys. I don't know which is worse; the reporting or the cretins who accept this for passable "journalism". Never stop going hard Richard, these people do not deserve to be taken seriously, they deserve to be publicly shamed and ridiculed. I think you have more people on your side than you'd think!

[@TheDonod]

I have to say this... I have never unfollowed, disliked and blocked a channel so fast after watching this video.... I even went a bit nuts on the chat section and im sorry for it. Not to them, for Rich. This community that supports people inside the scene as Richard have my warmest love! Rich youre a baus!

[@havnt3782]

hunter cant even groom his archipelago beard

[@alins4273]

stay strong Rich! keep your head up

[@unregulatee]

You are a great person, Richard. Fuck the haters mate