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
Acleacius wrote on Mar 26, 2023, 21:41:Bubicus wrote on Mar 26, 2023, 18:12:Ok, did you actually read the post? There are literally two listed there, and you want me to type them out because your reading me not the post?Acleacius wrote on Mar 26, 2023, 13:42:
What? These aren't the assault cases. Several game companies investigated inhouse and found enough evidence to fire him, iirc.
My best guess, is he went after low hanging accusations, after the fact. Afaik, this doesn't clear him, at all. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm going to call you on that, Acleacius. Which companies fired him, and on what evidence?
Techland ended a contract on mutual agreement, and there was no evidence made public of any wrongdoing while he did work for them.
Owlcat said they were disapppointed and surprised, but his work was already done.
Do you research, they did their own in house investigations, isn't that the way all corps do it?
What am I missing here, you clearly didn't even read the base post and now I need to do your research for you?
Ok, my turn to ask questions. Why don't you tell us how it works, then, pick a corporation and give us a break down.
How, you put, I'm call you on this one?
No one said there was evidence, all I said was there was an internal investigation, which you just corroborated.
They never give out the details, well unless it's some idiot like 'tiny hands mcdrump'.
Just like the damn public post, that was ambiguous as hell, and as mentioned they are generally sealed.
Yes, I did read the original post. I also did research, reading Techland's and Owlcat's official statements, plus interviews by their representatives with media, plus Avellone's side of the story on his Medium page. I also tried to find any evidence made public showing illegal behavior by Avellone and found none... only hearsay.
You, on the other hand, claim "no one said there was evidence", yet it is clearly visible in the original post and in the following quotes that you used the phrase "several game companies investigated inhouse and found enough evidence to fire him". You are contradicting yourself. You yourself say there is enough evidence found to fire him. And anyway, if no one said there was evidence, then there was no public reason to fire him other than fear.
Perhaps you are correct in your generalized assumption that all corporations operate that way, but if a corporation found evidence of illegal behavior and did not report it to the police during an official crime investigation, the corporation may be breaking the law, and I doubt they would hide such evidence when lawyers come requesting it.
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