Streamer and content material creator Kaitlyn Siragusa, aka Amouranth, has recorded her first video since she first revealed on Sunday that she was in an abusive relationship together with her husband. The video was to replace followers on what has been taking place, including that she’s “glad that I’m free.”
Content material warning: abuse
“I need to discuss to you guys concerning the scenario,” Siragusa begins, addressing the occasions of Sunday evening wherein she broadcast abusive telephone calls and messages left by her husband. “Thanks everybody who has been tremendous form and supportive recently. Over the previous few days I’ve had plenty of folks attain out to point out concern, meaning so much.”
Explaining why she hasn’t been on-line since, on account of “all the things occurring,” she says:
As for the husband scenario, as a few of you in all probability noticed the opposite evening he referred to as me throughout a stream and I disappeared for like two hours. Then I lastly unmuted about an hour and a half into the decision, and I apologise if that was arduous to look at for folks, I didn’t actually know what else to do…
She says, “That was truly the primary time he’s ever heard himself on a recording,” including he had been recorded throughout different abusive calls, however had by no means agreed to earlier makes an attempt to have him take heed to himself.
“I feel when he heard himself on that decision it actually sunk in how a lot of an asshole he actually is…[laughs]…it’s like, you by no means even realised, fool?”
Amouranth says her husband is away “getting assist,” and that, “As of at present I’ve entry to all my accounts and funds once more,” whereas she can be “looking for authorized and emotional counsel.”
Repeatedly appreciative all through the video of the love and help she has acquired since Sunday night (together with gives of authorized help), she says, “I didn’t assume that many individuals would give a shit, to be sincere, it’s sort of loopy.” Amouranth then provides, “even haters are like ‘rattling, I fuckin’ hate Amouranth, however what, I hope she’s OK,’ that’s so good.”
Siragusa additionally takes time to handle the actions of “her cameraman,” who she says is now her “former cameraman,” explaining:
Some folks, although, appear to be utilizing the scenario for private acquire and clout, which is much less shifting [than the messages of support]. Sadly my former cameraman appears to be a type of folks.
Amouranth says that over the TwitchCon weekend (October 7-9) he “made the scenario extra explosive than it wanted to be,” in an try to “create a scene,” and that his actions infected tensions between Amouranth and her husband that helped result in the occasions of Sunday night. She additionally accuses him of encouraging “folks to point out up at my door who I don’t know, like what the fuck.”
In detailing the strained relationship between herself and her husband, Amouranth says that the abuse had been going down for years, however would come and go in cycles, and that earlier makes an attempt to elucidate her scenario to the police had been unsuccessful as a result of they wouldn’t do something except she had been bodily harmed.
Later within the hour-long stream, whereas studying some viewer feedback aloud, one fan says, “I believed you had been a girlboss,” to which she replies, “No, I used to be a woman worker, now I could be a girlboss.” She additionally says there have been many occasions in her profession at occasions and streams the place, “I simply wished to go house and play Pokémon,” however had continued streaming as a result of she “was afraid of confrontation” together with her husband.
Siragusa additionally feedback that she’s now trying ahead to really with the ability to “have pals once more,” get some sleep, watch TV and have the ability to “put on some garments.” The stream ends with Amouranth saying it’s time for a “new chapter” in her profession, although she’s going to first “take a while to course of issues, spend a while with my animals, really feel like a human once more.”
The complete video is under, although notice it doesn’t begin till round 33 minutes in (and once more, a content material warning for mentions of abuse):
