harassment Archives

Dan Warburton in The Sunday Mirror has reported that no charges are to be pursued by the London Metropolitan Police against actor and director Noel Clarke (Doctor Who), regarding claims of sexual harassment and bullying made by around twenty women last year They quote the Met as stating that the women's testimonies "would not meet[...]

Last week, the website So Many Of Us issued an update regarding Warren Ellis, reported by Bleeding Cool. In the update, they stated; SMOU-TJ entered into

Both parties have experienced undue harassment Please do not harass Warren Ellis Please do not harass his friends and collaborators Please do not harass SMOU We understand the difficult feelings like frustration or anger that can surround this topic, but trolling does not serve to reduce harm, nor does it move the conversation forward. Structures for[...]

It apppears Activision Blizzard are finally taking action in some of their harassment reports as 20 employees have reportedly been fired According to a report from The Financial Times, following a memo sent out to the entire staff, several employees were let go from the company following claims made by staff against them which were[...]

Activision Blizzard announced today that they have now created an $18 million fund to pay out claims of a hostile workplace and harassment If you're not completely up to date on what's been happening, you can read our story about the recent federal investigation the company got hit with from the U.S Securities and Exchange[...]

After news that Warren Ellis was returning to comics with Ben Templesmith from Image Comics, there were considerable negative responses from comic book creators and commentators, They concerned a series of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and grooming made against Warren Ellis and exposed en masse less than a year ago The So Many[...]

They concerned the series of multiple allegations of sexual harassment and grooming made against Warren Ellis and exposed en masse less than a year ago But there was also the observation that the So Many Of Us website which had collated sixty-two experiences from over a hundred women, had in their initial statement stated that[...]

At the time, Templesmith didn't mention refer to the issue that it is currently one year after multiple allegations of sexual harassment and grooming by women and non-binary individuals were made against the writer Warren Ellis, with dozens of accounts gathered together a month later on the So Many Of Us website[...]

Last night they tweeted out the following statement. With the help of outside HR Consultant, McGeachy Consulting, Dark Horse leadership has been reflecting, discussing and implementing new and updated policies to ensure the safety, happiness, and well-being of all employees.  Here are the measures that we have instituted: An updated Code of Conduct policy that we are[...]

A new stunning fact has come to fruition from Ubisoft as a good chunk of the company experienced some form of harassment The story comes from Kotaku, who reported that CEO Yves Guillemot updated the staff on the current status of the ongoing misconduct investigations that have led to multiple employees either being terminated or[...]

The story is coming from Kotaku, who is reporting that popular streams such as SayHeyRocco, Carrillo, Jason Sulli, and GullibleGambit revealed this week that they are officially leaving the game behind and moving onto new games, citing that they believe Rare has not addressed the harassment and toxicity in the community Back when the game[...]

Artist and writer Cameron Stewart has seen a comic book dropped by DC Comics following several allegations posted to social media yesterday.

After Tess's statements, she wrote a wider piece about harassment in the comics industry and beyond. But on Twitter, she posted the following personal account. So here's what happened You're a young, vulnerable woman coming up in comics and you get into a bar with your hero Holy shit You're losing your mind bc here he really[...]

It's not uncommon for allegations of sexual harassment to arise – or rather, be repeated when an individual is gaining prominence And that seems to be happening right now with Scott Lobdell Again He is the current writer on comic books Red Hood: Outlaw and Nightwing for DC Comics, as well as the upcoming Heroes[...]

Everything is rape, everything is harassment, everything bigotry I've actually found that's fairly common One of the things is just like these people they don't have lives; they don't have families." That Heather Antos "is a cum dumpster who got a job at Marvel because… Jordan White is a sad sack perv who jacked off to her…[...]

What Morrissey is basically doing here is trying to shift the blame to the victim (and his parents) rather than the perpetrator himself, as though somehow Spacey is not responsible for his own actions. Morrissey suggests that the overall sex scandal surrounding Spacey, Weinstein and others has become like 'a play', and suggests that the definition[...]

Chu wasn't exactly happy about that, knowing stories about Berganza's harassment of women staffers well. But rather than quit the book, she did something else She rewrote issue 3 so that Ivy was able to take a plot between Poison Ivy and workmate Winston… …that was focusing on unwanted attention and comments… …and engage in a little revenge, when Winston comes by[...]

The suspension and firing of Eddie Berganza is also being referred to as "Bergexit" by some who should know better. It can be argued that the biggest reason that Eddie Berganza survived at DC Comics when all the sexual harassment allegations came out against him was that he was very good at getting comic books out[...]

This weekend, Buzzfeed ran a story about allegations of sexual harassment made by three DC Comics employees against Superman group editor Eddie Berganza He was suspended and then yesterday it was announced that he had been fired But not everyone with such allegations was working for DC Comics Although that was the carrot being held above[...]

Robinson (@AshleyVRobinson) November 3, 2017   Siegel emerged after most of this with an apology. There are a lot of things wrong with that apology, the first of which is Siegel apparently just finding out what sexual harassment means It's the same sort of non-apology that Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K have both given It's not really taking[...]

DC Comics has just sent the following statement to Bleeding Cool, regarding Superman group editor Eddie Berganza who had been put on suspension after Buzzfeed ran a report regarding accusations against him of sexual harassment It confirms a report we ran this morning. Statement from DC Entertainment regarding Eddie Berganza – UPDATED 11/13/17 Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have[...]

DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza was also suspended and then reportedly fired for sexual harassment allegations over the weekend These are the latest in a tidal wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations against powerful men in the entertainment industry and politics In many cases, allegations have been "open secrets" in their respective industries, with people afraid to speak up about[...]

DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza was also suspended and then reportedly fired for sexual harassment allegations over the weekend These are the latest in a tidal wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations against powerful men in the entertainment industry and politics In many cases, allegations have been "open secrets" in their respective industries, with[...]

Another day, another story about workplace sexual harassment This time we leave Hollywood and jump across the pond to the production studio Zentropa, which was co-founded by Lars von Trier in Denmark Von Trier himself is not named in the report published by Politiken (via IndieWire) Nine women have alleged a rather horrifying work environment[...]

UPDATE: DC Comics has sent a new update: Statement from DC Entertainment regarding Eddie Berganza – UPDATED 11/13/17 Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have terminated the employment of DC Comics Group Editor Eddie Berganza.  We are committed to eradicating harassment and ensuring that all employees, as well as our freelance community, are aware of our policies, are comfortable[...]

The fallout of sexual assault claims against DC editor Eddie Berganza, Brian Michael Bendis's departure from Marvel, and more geeky news stories this week.

If DC Comics thought announcing the suspension of Group Editor of the Superman comics, Eddie Berganza, over sexual harassment allegations from several years ago would draw a line under things, they were severely mistaken. Of late, a number of people online have changed their Twitter ID to "Berganza is a Sex Criminal, Fire Him‏"[...]

UPDATE: DC Comics has sent a new update: Statement from DC Entertainment regarding Eddie Berganza – UPDATED 11/13/17 Warner Bros and DC Entertainment have terminated the employment of DC Comics Group Editor Eddie Berganza.  We are committed to eradicating harassment and ensuring that all employees, as well as our freelance community, are aware of our policies, are comfortable[...]

In the wake of Buzzfeed's report on the sexual harassment allegations against longtime DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza on Friday, some high-profile comic book creators have taken to social media to address the allegations. DC Comics artist Rafael Albuquerque called on his employer to "make the right call" despite spending "the whole day afraid to speak out." Some[...]

On Friday, website Buzzfeed published a report detailing sexual harassment allegations against longtime DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza Though allegations against Berganza have been reported before by Bleeding Cool and others, the Buzzfeed report comes amidst a sweeping tidal wave of sexual harassment and assault allegations against powerful men across the entertainment industry and politics — one[...]