[Ed note: This article discusses domestic abuse.]
Popular Twitch streamer and OnlyFans content creator Amouranth said in a passionate, tearful stream Saturday that she is being manipulated and abused by her husband. Amouranth, whose real name is Kaitlyn Siragusa, said her husband, who was not named, forced her to stream, threatened to hurt her dogs and took control of her finances and bank account.
“I basically live in a fancy prison,” Amouranth said on the live stream.
Amouranth’s stream has since been removed from Twitch, but clips of it have been widely shared on Twitter and YouTube.
Amouranth has revealed that she has a husband and exposed his abuse
He has threatened to kill their dogs, take all their money and forced them to stream.
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— GUARD Hunter (@HUN2R) October 16, 2022
During the live stream, Amouranth said that her husband saw the hot tub meta — a Twitch subgenre in which people in bikinis stream while in a hot tub — “as an opportunity” and that he told her they were should tell viewers she’s single because it would “ruin the business model” to reveal she’s married.
Amouranth shared a closeup of a phone with a text thread she said is between her and her husband. The messages pictured call the recipient a “silly fuck” and include threats to “throw away luggage”, throw “merch” off a balcony and delete Amouranth’s social media. More serious threats of financial abuse and threats to kill Amouranth’s dog are also part of the lyrics. Amouranth also shared footage of a broken doorknob and said her husband broke it, preventing her from locking the door.
“[It] keeps you there with the fear and the threats and you fear he will do something to your animals,” Amouranth said on the stream. “And then he’s nice again and says, ‘Everything will be fine.'”
In the stream, Amouranth was also on the phone with a man she said was her husband. The man’s voice could be heard yelling at her, denying that he had said he was going to kill her dog. “I’m giving you one last chance,” the man on the line said. “I’m going to fucking destroy everything irrevocably.”
On Monday, Amouranth’s content lead Marz tweeted that Amouranth “says she’s fine,” adding, “The police have gone multiple times since 5am yesterday.”
Final update on Kait/Amouranth: People on the team have been able to talk to her and she says she’s fine
The police have gone several times since 5am yesterday; She says she’s fine, so there’s not much they can do
She spent all day talking to her husband to work things out
I’m not sure what else we can do
— March (@TheRealMarzbar) October 17, 2022
Popular streamer said Ludwig Ahgren in a video that he has reached out to Amouranth’s assistant and that she is “safe and fine”.
Polygon has emailed Amouranth and their content lead, Marz, for comment, but has not yet received a response.
Amouranth is an extremely popular content creator with a presence on numerous platforms including Twitch, YouTube and OnlyFans. She started her Twitch channel in 2016 with a cosplay focus. Since then her channel has grown 5.9 million Twitch followers, and ranges from video game streams to just chat videos. According to Streams Charts, she is the most watched twitch streamer this year. So is she extremely popular with OnlyFans. she ASMR YouTube Channel has more than 640,000 followers and her online presence also includes Patreon, Instagram, Twitter, Fansly and Snapchat accounts.
Amouranth works hard to maintain these different channels. In August, she said Business Insider
Throughout her career, Amouranth has faced harassment and doxing threats on these content platforms. YouTubers like PewDiePie have referred to them and other women as “Twitch thots,” a derogatory term used to insult female streamers and sex workers.
Amouranth’s harassment gained momentum as the whirlpool meta launched in 2021. Twitch’s Terms have an exception to the Nudity and Dress Policy, which states that “streamers may appear in swimwear in contextually appropriate situations”. In May 2021, Twitch created a “Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches” category for such streams.
In June 2021, Polygon quizzed Amouranth about the whirlpool meta and the harassment she was facing: “I’ve been thinking about it – like, is it worth it? I really think that’s because every job has its stress.” She also told Polygon that she has other hopes for the future beyond streaming and that she hopes to use her savings to one day support an animal rescue open.
“Ultimately, animals are my passion,” she says.
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse at home, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24 hours a day. Call 800-799-7233 for assistance.
