Facebook Gaming reinstates THINND after ex-partner\u2019s abuse allegations withdrawn Instagram: THINNDFacebook Gaming suspended one of the platform\u2019s biggest partners, Michael \u2018THINND\u2019 McMahon, after his ex-partner alleged he abused her while living together. After an investigation found no wrongdoing and the accusations were withdrawn, THINND has been reinstated as a partner. THINND has over 900,000 followers on Facebook Gaming, racking up hundreds of thousands of viewers every stream. He was also one of the first streamers to be partnered on the platform. However, his career was put on hold after allegations he abused his partner while living together arose on June 21, 2020. His ex-partner Theresa \u2018Luxeum\u2019 Nheap claimed THINND would lash out at her, before turning on his stream and acting in a completely different manner in an attempt to \u201csave face.\u201d She also claimed that THINND pressured her to have sex with him in an attempt to \u201csolve\u201d the problem. Facebook Gaming opened an investigation into the accusations, stating they did not condone the alleged behavior and suspended THINND while the investigation was ongoing. However that investigation has since wrapped, with the Facebook Gaming partner being absolved of any wrongdoings and his suspension lifted. Luxeum also publicly withdrew her claims against THINND. She claimed things were taken out of context and added there was no sexual or physical abuse at any time during their relationship. \u201cMy post was primarily about my opinions or feelings regarding what occurred during our relationship and was not meant to be taken out of context or for anything to be read further into the post,\u201d she said in February 2022 in a court filing which has been provided to Dexerto. \u201cWe both said harmful things to each other and have since moved on.\u201d THINND denied the allegations leveled against him from day one. He instead claimed that that she placed \u201cundue financial burden\u201d on him and was only trying to help her. \u201cThe accuser would take my credit card without my knowledge or permission and spend it on shopping, food delivery, and multiple other personal items to treat themselves,\u201d he claimed. He also said that \u201cthere was absolutely no physical abuse\u201d and that he \u201ctried [his] best to help\u201d her receive support for mental health issues. It comes after dozens of people have come forward in June 2020 detailing their own experiences of abuse from prominent figures within the gaming community. Tom \u2018Syndicate\u2019 Cassell and CS:GO caster Henry \u2018HenryG\u2019 Greer are two of the biggest names to be implicated. It has also prompted platforms like Twitch to come out and address the allegations. The Facebook Gaming competitor made a statement saying they\u2019re \u201ccommitted to working to make the streaming community safer for everyone.\u201d Update (July 24, 2022): This story has been updated with new information following a court case which led to all allegations against THINND being dropped. He has since been reinstated as a partner with Facebook Gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Facebook Gaming reinstates THINND after ex-partner\u2019s abuse allegations withdrawn Instagram: THINNDFacebook Gaming suspended one of the platform\u2019s biggest partners, Michael \u2018THINND\u2019 McMahon, after his ex-partner alleged he abused her while living together. After an investigation found no wrongdoing and the accusations were withdrawn, THINND has been reinstated as a partner. THINND has over 900,000 followers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}