Renowned game designer and screenwriter Chris Avellone is innocent. June will mark two years since two women on Twitter accused him of harassment and predatory behavior.
Due to these accusations, several studios stopped working with him, especially the Polish studio. techlandwho prepared the zombie action Dying Light 2: Stay HumanA Paradox Interactive For Vampire Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.
The lawsuit of the two women was dropped, Avellone was rehabilitated, and also received a public apology from them and a seven-figure settlement. But, of course, that doesn’t make up for all that the author of some of the best video game scripts has had to endure in almost two years.
The two women behind the original allegations, Karissa Burrows and Kelly Ray Bristol, said in a joint statement that their public statements have been misinterpreted. De facto, they denied everything, including the cases of harassment, which they colorfully described on Twitter in June 2020.
Here is the signed statement from @ChrisAvelloneProsecutors Karissa Burrows and Kelly Bristol are dropping their social media claims and clearing him of any wrongdoing. pic.twitter.com/QO7FozeUni
— Erik ‘daibo’ Cain (@erikkain) March 25, 2023
“Mr Avellone has never sexually abused any of us” the woman said in a statement. “We have no information that he ever sexually abused women. We are not aware that Mr. Avellone ever misappropriated funds from the companies he worked for. Anything we have previously said or written about Mr. Avellone to the contrary was not our intention.
They stated that they wanted to support women in the video game world, and their words were misinterpreted to imply specific allegations of inappropriate behavior. “We care about the safety, protection and representation of women, minorities, LGBTQIA+ and all other communities that are targeted in the video game industry” they state.
“We believe Mr. Avellone shares a desire to protect and uplift these communities. We believe he deserves a full-fledged return to the gaming industry and support him in his endeavors.“ add women to the application.
Avellone praised the willingness of Ms. Barrows and Ms. Briston to work together to bring these issues to the attention of the gaming community. He also asked everyone to respect the privacy of Burroughs and Briston.
He did not reveal whether or when Avellone would return to the video game industry. He has previously worked on Planescape: Torment, Baldur’s Gate, Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, Icewind Dale, Prey, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Wasteland 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and many other games.
The case on the charges brought against me in 2020 has been resolved. You can find the joint statement here: https://t.co/P5FrjtNsvw
I understand that Ms. Barrows has requested that her statements to the media about me be retracted. pic.twitter.com/iLbdYuv9PJ
— Chris Avellone (@ChrisAvellone) March 25, 2023
Source :Indian TV
