Amouranth Says She Can "Feel Like A Human Again" In First Stream Since Detailing Husband's Abuse
[This piece contains links to resources for anyone who might be experiencing emotional abuse, or thinks they might be, at the end of the article]
Amouranth has understandably been on an emotional ride following a stream on Sunday where she recorded a phone conversation with her formerly secret husband, showing his abusive behaviour and which suggested he controls her finances. Now, in her first stream since those events she's updated fans on her situation, saying that she's "happy that I'm free".
During her Twitch stream, Amouranth, who's real name is Kaitlyn Siragusa, got things off her chest as she updated fans on the situation (via Kotaku). She was appreciative of the outpouring of support and concern that she has received lately, with offers of legal assistance for example, and expressed her gratitude multiple times.
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"As for the husband situation, as some of you probably saw the other night he called me during a stream and I disappeared for like two hours. Then I finally unmuted about an hour and a half into the call, and I apologise if that was hard to watch for people, I didn't really know what else to do..." she said in the below video (stream starts around 33 minutes in – content warning for mentions of abuse).
She explained that it was the first time her husband had heard himself on a recording. Although he'd been previously recorded during other abusive calls, he had not before agreed to listen to himself she revealed. "I think when he heard himself on that call it really sunk in how much of an asshole he really is," she said, and laughed. "It's like, you never even realised, idiot?"
She revealed that her husband is now away "getting help" and "as of today I have access
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