Prolific streamer Emiru has urged fellow creators to “seriously consider not attending” future TwitchCon events after she was publicly attacked.
Publication On X/Twitter, Emiru, real name Emily-Beth Schunk, explained how a man crossed several barriers at TwitchCon at the San Diego Convention Center, trying to grab her face and force a kiss during a meet and greet.
IN live broadcast Shortly after the attack, the 27-year-old streamer and cosplayer explained what happened.
“I see out of the corner of my eye a guy walking on the side of the Meet and Greet, and he crosses in front of the Meet and Greet of the person to my left, who is a VTuber. So he might come up and be in front of another streamer's Meet and Greet, and then he comes up to me and walks with a purpose, you know what I mean? And then he leans in like he's going to tell me something, so maybe it's like he's TwitchCon Staff or something, but I'm terrified because he grabbed me. This is not normal. And then he grabs my face and leans in with his lips puckered and tries to kiss me and I start screaming. You can't hear it in the video, but I'm fucking screaming my head off.
“Twitch security is not with me. I see them, but they don't do anything. My security jumps up and pushes the guy away from me, and he is allowed to leave. No one from Twitch came to me to see what was going on.”
The shocking video below captures the moment the man approaches Emir and grabs her before her bodyguard pushes him back. The man is then seen leaving unaccompanied. There were no signs of security at the event, although Emiru stated: “Afterwards, Twitch security was also standing behind the booth, joking about how they didn't even see what happened, and immediately laughing and moving on to talk about something else.”
“No one checked to see if I was okay or if I needed anything, and they let the guy escape at first. I have no idea what anyone hired to provide security for the event was doing,” she added.
So some freak just attacked Emira. @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 respect. THIS MUST STOP!!!@EmiruUpdatess @emiru pic.twitter.com/pyO2QHQ9Pv
— BaconCrumbz 🥓 @TwitchCon SD (@BaconCrumbz) October 18, 2025
Although Emiru told her followers she was fine following the incident, fans and visitors alike were concerned about how close the attacker was able to get before someone intervened.
Twitch also responded with a message statementwriting, “The safety of everyone attending TwitchCon is our highest priority. The behavior of the individual involved in the incident involving a high-profile streamer yesterday was completely unacceptable and deeply upsetting.”
The streaming giant also stated that “in accordance with existing TwitchCon security protocols, law enforcement and event security were on site and responded to the incident. We have immediately banned this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises and have indefinitely banned him from Twitch, both online and in-person events. We are coordinating with the impacted creator's team and, in accordance with our standard protocols, continue to cooperate with any law enforcement investigations.”
Emiru, however, disagreed with Twitch's conclusion, calling the company's words a “blatant lie” and saying the attacker was “allowed to walk away from my meet and greet and I only heard that he had been caught hours after he attacked me.”
“It felt like it only happened because my manager insisted on it, not because the Twitchcon staff in attendance thought it was a big deal,” she added.
“This is definitely my last Twitchcon, and I'm sad to say that as a 10-year TwitchCon regular, I think other creators should seriously consider not attending in the future,” her statement concluded. “I did not feel cared for or protected, even when I brought my own security and staff. I can't imagine how creators would feel without these opportunities.”
“It's not just me. Like, this could happen to anyone,” she added live. “Honestly, for all we know, this could have already happened to someone, a small streamer, and someone just didn’t film it.
“I don’t think Twitch would have made an official statement if this clip hadn’t been posted and gone viral. And even after this clip was posted and went viral, as far as I know, other people who had an appointment today were not contacted to ask if they wanted additional security or if they wanted to cancel the appointment at all.”
Twitch insisted that shortly after, it had “increased security at the Meet & Greet check-in location and will have additional security personnel surrounding participating streamers” and removed +1 for Meet & Greet for the remainder of the event.
Twitch added: “It is very important to us that our creators enjoy their time at TwitchCon and feel safe. We regret that their experience was marred by this terrible incident.” Since then, he has not mentioned the incident or responded directly to the Emir.
Dozens of streamers and content creators flocked to Emiru's mentions, horrified by what happened and alarmed that Twitchunprofessionalism“
After feeling like she was “literally stabbed” and revealing that the “global head of Amazon” flew out to TwitchCon to talk to his manager and security, Emiru has now confirmed she is pressing charges against her attacker, adding: “As for everything else, I don't know yet because I've assigned my manager to handle all these side conversations. So I have no idea, but it's just not normal.”
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