Rooster Teeth is probably going to get hit the least hard so they should remain standing. Mignogna's lawyer, Ty Beard, did not respond to NPR's request for comment. those people accusing him will have to swallow their words if they're lucky. Rooster Teeth - Would've been neutral if it weren't for certain VAs dragging them deeper into this mess. Recent threadmarks Rooster Teeth announcement FUNimation cuts ties Summary of the case so far Comments from Chris Sabat and Funimation employees Google Drive with all relevant documents New co-counsel picked up 9/6/2019 transcript Entire lawsuit dismissed Rob Latour/Shutterstock Vic Mignogna, known for voicing Broly in the "Dragon Ball" series of games, films, and tv shows, filed a lawsuit claiming defamation and other charges against Funimation. Best known for calling people who question ANN's credibility as Nazis. I haven't seen the edited photos one but I trust that it's there because that's not something you lie about. Are they not given the title of the work? I don't care if he's innocent or not, but I have to give him mad respect on how he handled this compared to most others mainly involved in the matter. Clownfish TV - If there was one person in the entire situation that was neutral, it would be this guy. You must log in or register to reply here. How fitting it'd be Ozpin to screw this up. It's a bonus at best to have some people exposed and possibly removed. Is Vic back on? She is shown to be adept at lying and manipulating people, and is not above insulting and making them as miserable as possible. Something went wrong. Note: This is going to be a LOOOOONG updated post to get everything critical t, I'll at least give you some relief that many of the allegations used tactics in which in a public mass work in favor of people, but are complete garbage and useless in court. Following the explosion of sexual harrasment allegations in early 2019, Rooster Teeth terminated their relationship with Vic Mignogna (Qrow in RWBY), though (unlike Funimation) they avoided being caught up in the resulting legal action. . I'll admit in a way I always felt uneasy when he did stuffespecially when it involved me a rule follower. These members managed to set up a playing field to give Vic a fighting chance to prove his innocence to the community who was too quick to judge. Some of it was people asking for it and some people literally got blocked for asking a question. Beard Harris's targets most likely are Funimation, ANN, Monica Rial, and Chris Sabat. Anyways, I don't think he's going to be brought to court by any of his victims, as there's a precedent of these kinds of claims being dismissed even when you call the police, like stalkingandabuse cases where the victim doesn't end up with life threatening injuries. for agreeing to localize it. The infamous Youtube Lawyer who covered the Meyer v Waid case managed to get a hold of Vic and told him about his mentor, Ty Beard in which he also managed to get a GoFundMe to help pay for this expensive lawsuit. There's no concrete evidence that he was sexually harassing people as there are three sides of a story: your side, my side, and the truth. She is deceptive enough to produce crocodile tears in order to fool people into taking her side.". I have been a part of the anime community for 23 years and I love it. Jessie Pridemore - A cosplayer who really needs to learn to shut up as she's in a lawsuit against Todd Haberkorn for having drunken sex with him but accusing it of the r of an ape. Now they have to find new ways to make a quick buck. If any domino was going to be the first to fall for Vic, it would have been Rooster Teeth. I wish some of these people would end up in jail for what they're doing. Both of them said they felt compelled to speak up after learning they were not the only ones. The Quartering - A big Youtuber who covers many controversial topics on his channel. If you had a bad experience or don't like him, fine, you can say that or share it. And swatting is just awful no matter who is doing it. If he's inoscent, great. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Utilizing Texas' anti-SLAPP law, the defendants got the lawsuit tossed. That tweet Funimation did just added even more ammo to let these VAs do whatever they wanted to Vic. @CommanderIn your first post, the way you talk about him sounds like you're familiar, calling him a nice guy and what not. I'm at fault here so please do not really think too much of it. More evidence pops up that images were edited to look bad, leaked PMs, and then anyone who supported #StandUpForVic getting their twitter banned. This shows them no, it does not. Additional Notes: Nick Rekieta was so happy that they couldn't find dirt on him and discredit him when asking a lawyer on the matter. But let's jump to the present. I'm not even sure Monica will even have a job to go back to even if she was sexually harassed. They really could not make him bow down to them or push them around since he was a big named VA and really high up. The best option is for people to settle and Vic get some roles in RT and Funimation and the companies move on. If you write a passage I will read then credit you right after where you stop. Anyways, I can't tell you if it's true or not. And it's only being formally addressed /now/. He also gets tattooed on a pretty regular basis. Victor Joseph "Vic" Mignogna is an American actor, voice actor, and musician best known for his anime and video game voice work. I'm going to put it out there now: avast majority of you think "Lyumia is not a liar." Shannon Mccormick - The VA for Ozpin from RWBY. More evidence pops up, Pensacon threatens to arrest any #StandUpForVic supporters who visit the con, a fake swatting post from someone on the Funimation investigation, VAs saying stupid things they'll regret later, and then a lawyer/youtuber creates a GoFundMe to set Vic up for a lawsuit. He's actually doing fantastic given he's a dead man, but still hasVA roles and a number of cons who invited him. There were accusations of sexual harassment which lead to his removal in Rooster Teeth, but Funimation did their own investigation before removing him from that company as well. The game plan was brilliant on paper, but it kind of backfired because Comic Consdon't function the same way the anime industry does and was dealing with this shit already. ------------------------------------------------------------. I don't think that's a bad mindset as I myself at the start of this just figured this was just another sexual harasser into the pile. I have no influence in this conversation, I hold no power over Vic's fate. Both sides have done really stupid things, from va's harassing fans, fans harassing va's and Companies and all that Jazz. I also find it very interesting Shane wanted another debate with Rekieta right around when the Kameha Con situation was going on. EmoshiLive - Another Youtuber covering this situation who is usually pretty level headed when getting into discussions taking less extreme side then some others. so I'm going to finally address this point and say that's there's no evidence that show that those or other testimoniesare false either other than screenshots from literally just one person. Were any of the following happened for any of the victims: groping (or ass grabbing), touching of privates, sexual intercourse without consent, physical injuries? While IStandWithVic is an overall righteous movement the butting heads has made people start being more spiteful and going and talking about the side characters more. There are people out there sabotaging Vic's career. UnrealNetwork - I don't personally care for this guy but another Youtuber covering the news so when any of the others take a holiday he often ends up covering any news that pops up. The announcement received some backlash, but the voice actor continues to have a staunch fan following. thats why there were no court charges when they let him go. Even if all the allegations are false (which I doubt, because that's a lot of smoke for there to be no fire) it doesn't change the fact he already has this stigma attached to his name. Jessie Pridemore is unlikely due to the the Todd case, but Marzgirl, Han Leia, Jamie Pridemore, Shane, Sean Schemmel, Ron Toye, RoosterTeeth, and Sony are up in the air. (The moment the Kiwis mistook that pic for Shane was hilarious). The Supreme Court of Texas has denied formerly popular voice actor Vic Mignogna's appeal for his case to be reviewed once more. Why was Vic Mignonia most likely targeted? The same way you can look at various testimonies and evidence and come to the conclusion that someone has committed one form of harassment or misconduct. Basically Sean calls Nick a coward and then Nick basically says to come onto a stream with him. We can throw everything at each other as their is possible evidence put on both sides, but the only thing we have proof of is evidence of actions of illegal action against Vic Mignonia in a Civil Court Case. He often brings on many #IStandWithVic members to discuss things both in and out of the Vic Lawsuit. This is not acceptable, professional, or appropriate behavior between an adult and a 14 year old. Just some food for thought. And then there was the big fiasco of a Kiwi might have CP on their computer. They are simply part of the crossfire. Has locked down her account and moved to Japan I believe. Seattles Emerald City Comic Con and Kansas Citys Planet Comicon tweeted last week that the voice actor will no longer attend his scheduled panels in March. This does not mean only 38% of allegations were true, but over half of sexual assault allegations could not be proven to be true. There are some who believe that the situation was blown out of proportion and that Vic was innocent, and are angry because RT didn't stand by him. At the end of the day, this guy really nails what's going to happen and what straight up is really going on, (There's a comment with great timestamps for this livestream if you wanna watch those). Was the friend in Habberkorn's story who witnessed all of this but threw him under the bus trying to expose and ruin his career claiming he gave Pridemore too many drinks. At the end of the day, the voice actors do need money to be able to afford to live, and given how little anime productions pay their voice talent, you kinda have to take what you can get. She let slip little bits of info such as Funimation's second investigation and that she was a part of it. Dear god they were storm you for even stating Nick Rekieta is a lawyer who knows how to do his job. The Black Eyed Peas, stealing Gavin's shorts, RWBY Vol. These guys hate the Youtubers and especially Rekieta which I think he has 4 bar complaints from this whole thing when he even said they wouldn't do any good. Someone in another thread said that the original author was using a female sounding pen name. He's Youtube skyrocketed when covering the Vic Mignonia lawsuits even reaching out to Vic to start a GoFundMe to help him out. Is the name a veiled reference to Diet GamerGate. This guest was one of the headliners at this con, and he was furious about it because there were more people there to see this other guest than there were to see him. This was due to the con being lied into breaching a contract in which the owner had second thoughts and 2 Youtubers remained silent on the matter all while the con owner was being harassed by the same VAs who tried to talk him out of adding Vic back. Oops. Ron Toye - This : ) is : ) Monica : ) Rial's : ) fiance : ) who : ) has : ) been : ) white : ) knighting : ) her : ) during : ) this : ) whole : ) situation : ) and : ) acts : ) tough : ) but : ) is : ) kind : ) of : ) a : ) pussy : ). If two men shoot and kill each other at the same time, does that make neither of them a murderer? I do not think that is happening. Home Videos Shorts Live Playlists Community Store Channels About Recently uploaded Popular 1:56 Secret Gus -. Somebody. Jamie Marchi - Monica Rial's best friend and VA who contracts often with Funimation like the two above. Good job, Kameha Con for not giving into harassment and blackmail. Additional Notes: Managed to accidentally forget to add Vic's name to all of their content (which can only be done by asking companies like apple to remove it) andbroke their subscription button twice due to "technical difficulties". Certain key members have strong ties with the corporations so in which if they threaten to leave the companies may have a bit of financial struggle or meeting their deadlines due to using the discounted recording studio (we'll talk about that guy later). Only thing I really found was inappropriate kissingwithout consent. Normally, people go into silence and don't say anything, but this system is slow and these people figured this whole thing was a stunt and went back to this whole war. 7 days ago. Some people believe he might be Iago due to his behavior. 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