Chris Avellone Lawsuit Settled [Mar 26, 2023, 11:48 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
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post on Medium by Chris Avellone announces a lawsuit he filed over sexual
predation allegations has been dismissed with prejudice. He says this has
resulted in his attorney's fees being refunded and a "seven-figure payout"
despite describing it as a "confidential settlement." The post shares what is
purported to be a joint statement from Kelly Bristol and Karissa Barrows, two
women who had accused the embattled developer of sexual misconduct. Avellone
filed a libel suit against Barrows, Bristol, and 100 Jane Does
in 2021 after
their
allegations he engaged in sexual predation. Avallone later filed
another suit against just
Barrows for defamation. The backlash immediately cost him work, including his
consultant roles on Dying Light 2 and Bloodlines 2. Chris goes on
to speak about real challenges the industry still needs to face. He also
expresses appreciation for "the willingness of Ms. Barrows and Ms. Bristol to
work with us in addressing issues within the game community," which seems odd.
He asks that everyone respect the privacy of Barrows and Bristol going forward.
Here is the included statement:
“After engaging with Mr. Avellone, we have prepared the following statement:
Mr. Avellone never sexually abused either of us. We have no knowledge that he has ever sexually abused any women. We have no knowledge that Mr. Avellone has ever misused corporate funds. Anything we have previously said or written about Mr. Avellone to the contrary was not our intent. We wanted to support women in the industry. In so doing, our words have been misinterpreted to suggest specific allegations of misconduct that were neither expressed nor intended. We are passionate about the safety, security and agency of women, minorities, LGBTQIA+ persons, and every other community that has seen persecution in the video game industry. We believe Mr. Avellone shares a desire to protect and uplift those communities. We believe that he deserves a full return to the industry and support him in those endeavors.”
- Karissa Barrows, Kelly Rae Bristol
Flatline wrote on Mar 26, 2023, 22:24:Oh are you saying they each paid $750k, if so then I did miss that one. Oh, you could mean the attorney fees were over $250, didn't get that deep.Acleacius wrote on Mar 26, 2023, 22:06:
Two corporations (we know about) bowing out publicly without getting themselves involved.
After letting an employee go after at least a year, it was more like two, iirc.
Dual settling a suit, where everyone comes out better. Seriously, it happens all the time, well maybe not in the movies.
Any idea what Discovery would have looked like for him, really?
He sued them and any of his previous girlfriends could have been called to testify AND his employers?
Seriously, think about that. He would be/WAS dragging his employers into legal HELL.
Good enough that the defendants paid over a million dollars to make the case go away. Also calling his employers or girlfriends wouldn't necessarily be allowed because that's not material to whether or not he actually did the things the defendants accused him of. You get to do that if he gets on the stand and says "I'm a good guy I'd never do this to anyone", which opens your character up to being attacked, and that's a stupid defense if you've got other evidence for the case. The question is, did *these* specific incidents actually happen? Anything else is immaterial.
So the girls would have had to call the alleged victims to testify, before Discovery and Communications were viable?
It's hardly worth all this, back and forth.
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