Chris Avellone Lawsuit Settled [Mar 26, 2023, 10:48 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
Sepharo wrote on Mar 27, 2023, 04:12:selection7 wrote on Mar 27, 2023, 03:59:Sepharo wrote on Mar 27, 2023, 03:06:Was she supposedly ever in costume at a convention with Chris? [...] Also, I don't think you should besmirch cosplayers! [...] I get why you might think they're a little nutty, but they're mostly good people.selection7 wrote on Mar 27, 2023, 03:05:Sepharo wrote on Mar 27, 2023, 01:27:What cosplayers?
Sounds like everyone learned an important lesson.
Chris learned to stop sleeping with cosplayers at conventions, lest something like this happen.
And the women who found him creepy learned they need to be very very specific about how exactly he's creepy, lest a lawsuit like this happens.
The women in the lawsuit.
You should read it.
What the hell are you talking about?
I did no such thing.
Hey, cool it with the coarse language! (There are ladies on this board.
) I thought maybe you were a cos-player hater because you suggested a lesson to be learned is not to sleep with cosplayers. And I quote: "...stop sleeping with cosplayers at conventions, lest something like this happen." I was thinking to myself, what makes cosplayers any different from anyone else? Why single them out unless Sepharo thinks they can't be trusted? Kind of like, 'should've known better than to go down a dark alley', except cosplayers are no 'dark alley', they're mostly good people. It was a strange statement, either way. But also, ...
What about my question about whether they were cosplaying at a convention with Chris?
And, well, I'll just re-paste it:
What about my question about the ladies not needing to be overtly specific, but just truthful, instead? Agreed?
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