What if I told you that all of these allegations have eerily similar stories with vague information that cannot be proven or disproved? He tries educating people on the law on how to approach them from a law standpoint but is not afraid to unless his sass on the onslaught of #KickVic trying to ruin his career. You're right, it's hard to prove someone is a liarbecause it's more subjective than objective and can apply to a specific situation or be a general trait. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. hide caption. It would be reasonable to say that I have lied at some point in my life, as I'm only human, but whether I'm a dishonest person is up to debate. If not and it turns out to be a big nothingburger, then he's owed a lot of apologies, and somebody's got a lot to answer for. The attorney fees will be hundreds of thousands of dollars, and theres no telling how much he will be sanctioned. Let's just say the farms have been very busy and found some interesting public stuff that's either a public criminal charge or just absolute embarrassing. The case attracted a lot of discourse, including a now legendary twitter thread of lawyers and enthusiasts mostly debating accounts with anime profile pics. Perhaps it's your drawing of similarities to your grandfather's unfortunate situation that's coloring your take on the situation but I worry you're falling into the sort of thought many conspiracy nuts end up falling into. Evenif you gave him the benefit of the doubt he's bad at reading body language and can't sense personal barriers, that doesn't change the fact that he shouldn't have done it or been in that situation in the first place. He nails everything perfectly. But i wanted to jump in this thread because I got a buddy in a group chat that's been sharing like..3 or 4 videos from YouTubers claiming that KickVic is losing movement and Balma's voice actress faking things. Chris Sabat and Monica Rial bombarded the guy with 3 hours worth of text and an unknown amount of emails with content we don't really know other than a threat of breaking a contract by not attending the con. someone is flagged and migth be confirmed as a predator, would you still want him to be one of your big names? Not only that but the numerous accounts of lecherous behavior at conventions, his coworkers calling him out, combined with his homophobic comments on anime news network paint the exact opposite of a "good man" with flirtatious tendencies. If that's true then we dive into if corrective action was taken and if that was Vic is pretty much going to brutally lose this court case for lying. Does that really matter? I'll compile a few things and edit them into this post so OP can add them to the OP. Nobody liked him and the Broly movie was done and over so they had no reason to keep him on if people all hated him. The movement eventually branched out to include all who wanted due process for the guy due to how the VAs and Marzgurl were acting online. It's pretty much been good news since then as a number of cons have added Vic (not so much big Anime cons) and his schedule is starting to look kind of booked. 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. Beard Harris's targets most likely are Funimation, ANN, Monica Rial, and Chris Sabat. Saying otherwise is misleading and tries to obfuscate the existing facts and accounts of people who have been made uncomfortable or witnessed the events. Yeah they were always fanservice but suddenly everything wants to be Rance. CommanderFebruary 22, 2019 in General Discussion. We do have some odd evidence that did come up against Vic if the evidence holds true: Take it with a grain of salt because there's a bunch of conditions that have to be met for this to be true, but it would mean Vic was lying. They then decided on adding Vic back to the venue. And that's a scary thought. Mignogna has continued to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court against these decisions, and most recently did so on November 14th, 2022. What I'm about to say is pretty much just speculation trying not to get caught up in the parts of the story that don't matter. Not something I'm going to bank on being the truth as like the allegations that could be faked. A loss at the TCPA stage means that Vic is required to pay attorney fees and mandatory sanctions to the defendants. This more likely is them targeting Monica Rial over Ron. Clownfish TV - If there was one person in the entire situation that was neutral, it would be this guy. Mignogna's lawyer, Ty Beard, did not respond to NPR's request for comment. Vic could lose this, but Funimation's reputation is going to be damaged regardless. Girls, boys, men, women, parents, victims, lawyers, fans, nonfans. Looking at it through this lens, you're not saying the people are lying, but more importantly you aren't condemning anyone for their actions which both movements are slowly getting fogged up on. This hatred makes them believe a man is something that he may be not. No its fine because he was Edward tho., Years ago in 2008 I attended my first ever anime con dressed as Fai Flourite, a character Vic played in the dub (I did not know this then, the anime was notoriously bad and I only read the manga). He's willing to go to a con where someone very vocal about her hatred of him would be at (she dropped). He loves being Goku so, so much so he might sell everyone out. Yeah, many of these stories about him are not new. Vic's a D-Lister (F-Lister now?) From gaming trends to the latest blockbuster anime, DualShockers keeps you ahead of the curve. If they settle though I will set them back to neutral. Has locked down her account and moved to Japan I believe. They're still human, subject to human flaws and I find it foolish to idolize them. Victor Joseph "Vic" Mignogna is an American actor, voice actor, and musician best known for his anime and video game voice work. The information was released directly from the Supreme Court of Texas this past week. Even if the worst of the allegations were false and Vic was just a perv who made people uncomfortable, only a fucking idiot thinks you can sue someone for firing you over that. The "Vic Supporters" have been making the argument that Vic's defense and lawsuit have merit behind them. Additional Notes: Sometimes his daughter comes on to give stories about the Pink Death Note. Him trying to claw back any scrap of credibility back so he could resume being anime famous is on brand. This is IF the accusations are true. Pieces of info began to surface which questioned the credibility of said actions. It was effectively over in 2019. The appeal verdict can be read here. Then Vic gets announced and everyone is excited. That's the thing the court is most likely going to be looking for at this point. I'm not sure if the article is still up. (There are plenty of shorts of this on youtube if you want to look at them instead), In other news the GoFundMe page has hit 74k and is now turned over to the law firm who'll use that money for charges (you could still donate if you wanted toI haven't). As someone who does watch a lot of anime and read light novels, Shield Hero definitely lands in the incel-pandering garbage pile, and isn't really representative of the genre as a whole. Since the initial allegations and court case, Mignogna has continued to defend himself online, and has even crowdfunded some of his legal costs by fans supporting him. The Vic Mignogna Lawsuit Chronicles Possibly some sexual misconducts. I worked with him on a web series and hes one of the most egotistical people Ive met. That Umbrella Guy (TUG) - Hey thereit's a notable Youtuber who covered ComicsGate and is known for his soothing Louisiana Voice. SUSAN HIGHTOWER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE . It's not onlyunprofessional to make such remarks, to young womenno less in an environment where they're supposed to feel safe. However, in 2019 a series of accusations of sexual harassment made by voice actresses in the anime industry and convention attendees against Mignogna came to a breaking point, causing Funimation, Sony Pictures, and Rooster Teeth to all break their relationships with him. Update 2: The GoFundMe Goal for the VicKicksBack has been reached. Also believe he's a #KickVic on Twitter. That other shitwow. Shane's Chair - We must liberate her from her abusive owner. I don't say something like about people pretty much ever. He's a strange one trying to argue why Vic deserves to be removed from the industry or something. This is where things get interesting. Remember how people said "Monty wanted Vic to be Qrow?" That's the very least. Yes, Vic's VA career will probably be ruined, to be honest I'm not too heartbroken about it. I think it's more than likely that an influential, popular celebrity of an industry overstepped their bounds whilst interacting with women. I know it brings some good, but I guarantee it brings more bad. Kiwi Farms (KF) - The stalkers of the Internet who will dox people to figure out who they are and how they are involved in whatever forum post they make. Good job, Kameha Con for not giving into harassment and blackmail. Let me just say this: A lot of voice actors agree to go into the projects without knowing much of the source material, if at all. Lawyer vs "Lawyer": Nick Rekieta is a lawyer that if you're an ass to him then he'll be an ass to you which he's done a number of times. There is undeniable proof on that matter due to certain people saying certain things. We've got nothing which is surprising. Rumors have circulated throughout the net on this for some time, but I never knew what to make of it given most confessions were anonymous. When he's not working, Jack is playing PlayStation 5, working on his sci-fi novel at a cafe, or planning his next backpacking trip. THE LAWSUIT Mignogna brought a defamation case to court, accusing voice actors Jamie Marchi, Monica Rial, Ron Toye (Rial's fiance) and Funimation Studios of tortious interference, conspiracy and other charges. "My heart weeps for anyone who endures a violation of this kind, so to be accused of harming others in this way.I have no words," he posted on Twitter. Amid a three-year legal battle, Mignogna has slowly returned to the industry. This also happened years ago probably when his ego was the highest so perhaps he had a warped mindset. (F**kface Recipe) On a recent episode of F**kface Geoff talked about how he wanted to recreate an ice cream from his childhood called the Condorman Crunch. If that one piece of evidence is true,this is how things are going to go. She's doing a con 30 minutes away from Kameha Con which I guess Kameha Con worked a deal with her or something. "I have gay friends and I gave them jobs". I'm going to turn this in another way. I do ask that you remain professional regardless of what your thoughts on the matter are. One of the editors even labeled a bunch of Youtubers Nazis for covering it. Nick isn't the only person who got attacked or under fire as there's been plenty of blocks, bans, and account suspensions. Funimation clearly doesn't pay attention to their Tweets either or they would have shut those VAs up especially Rial. Im not. Anime Outsiders - It's a community of members who are very well known and have quite a number of connections to the Anime industry even being able to get Vic's side of the story in all of this. If you hate the guy, fine. Other animation roles include Broly from the Dragon Ball films, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran . I intentionally wrote it in this confusing very hard to like way with the intent you don't believe me. People who do bad things, ESPECIALLY celebrities often don't seem like "the type" yet history as shown us that rarely does a person show their worst qualities in their public persona, and manipulative people know exactly how to hide these qualities from the public and lead people to believe they're not there(see Bill Cosby lol). I can't deny that I wrote the topic or post but if I told my friend he was a jackass then they'd have a hard time proving that. I'm curious to how this all goes down, but oh well. Well Vic wasn't the first target as Todd Haberkorn was accused of hair tugging someone which was proven false (which ironically was used in a number of allegations for Vic) and since that didn't work they moved to the big Dragon Ball star the Dragon Ball VAs seem to absolutely hate. She is deceptive enough to produce crocodile tears in order to fool people into taking her side.". I really don't like a lot of these people so the image of these people super pissed and angry brings and even bigger smile and a bit of laughter. Hate to break it to you commander but those convincers you linked above aren't that much more in the know than you give them credit for as they're just anime fan youtubers who collected "research" and presented it in a way that frames the situation to fit their liking(and going by their general content, there's some definite bias going on there), which you seem just a bit too quickto eat up. Rooster Teeth should be perfectly safe with 0 issues. Sometimes, as mentioned before, the project name is hidden and sometimes even character names are not given to the voice actors until they're casted and start recording. Vic Magnogna is a long time VA who has performed many famous roles with his two most recent notable ones being Broly from DBS and Qrow from Ruby. I would have to say anyone who knew the title and thus could research what it was about and still did it is a piece of shit. That's for a different thread for a different time. It is NOT to remove all these corrupted and messed up people from the world. Pasted as rich text. -"Nick, our fearless leader" - Basically since #KickVic keep assuming Nick is Vic's attorney it's a joke that he's the main person behind the whole movement. "Mr. Wright, would you care to explain to me what this 'Twitter' is?". Personally, I think the fact that a lot of the people in the investigation hate the guy and wanted him gone on top of PR was the reason. Neither Rooster Teeth nor Mignogna have commented further on if mounting misconduct allegations on social media prompted this, but its Mignognas highest-profile firing since fans began making public allegations of misconduct last month. To go even further, the equality act of 2010 has a passage about sexual harassment, which includes: indecent or suggestive remarks, unwanted touching, and of course sexual demands and favors. I do think this action needed to be taken so people don't think you can freely say anything and gain attention from it. It's kind of absurd really, but what we can judge vic by are his actions, and if his actions have been shown to be well crappy and somethingbeing held responsible for, so be it. I remember being in high school in the late 2000s and even back then I heard bad shit about Vic. You misinterpret why this is done. So the Risemboom Rangers were the ones who started spreading the belief Vic was innocent but most people brushed that off. No, but they are a liar. The more important news is that Ron Toyenow has a lawyer apparently. Vic voiced Qrow Branwen in Rooster Teeth's animated series RWBY until 2019, when the company announced that they were cutting ties with him due to sexual harassment allegations against Vic. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Even after Ty Beard appeared on Nick Rekieta's stream. Now they have to find new ways to make a quick buck. people say RT is doomed like, every 6 months. 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. These panels are meant to be "what happens here, stays here", but given what's been shared outside of them, I believe it's important to share what has been said in them. They hate him. Something I think should be noted is that this happened right after the Broly movie was super successful. Though I find it troublingis that you're siding with vic not because of his actions or the effect they had on those he acted on/against, but because you don't like what some of the people against him are doing? This whole situation is hurting them to some degree. His legal defence at the beginning of all of this was terrible. I'm not here to condemn anyone who sides against Vic. In large part because Mignogna's legal team were absolute clown shoes. He has one of the most chilled sounding voices. And for the inevitable "why didn't they come out sooner argument" that comes up, consider that the repercussions of admitting the fact you've been harassed or made uncomfortable by a man who has more standing than you might be more than intimidating, self esteemruining,and extremely nerve wracking when you have people that will support this man regardless of whether he's guilty or not and are even giving him money for it. -Marzgirl did XXX: This is from how so many people blame Marzgirl from all the actions in this "war?" And before nonbelievers say, we know it's lies. this has gotten too far out of hand but I'm sticking to what I sead earlier. He has a very suspicious record of possibly getting people removed from cons. Vic Mignogna was not fired for cheating on his wife. Having a questionable morality compass does not add up to sexual harassment. https://www.resetera.com/threads/acnimation-cut-ties.94896/page-32#post-17794781. I do not believe Shane did these acts nor should we assume so. So why was Vic a target? I therefore have to take the side of innocent until proven guilty. Something went wrong. The best option is for people to settle and Vic get some roles in RT and Funimation and the companies move on. There is nothing on the table to confirm any of these are true. I love how the narrative of him has changed from a Blackface lawyer to leaking information on his case to only pretending to be a lawyer. I used to be the "big brained" skeptic, and wasneutral on a lot of issuesuntil I realized that there are inherent problems with a lot of aspects of that kind of thinking one of which being that it's very dogmatic and closesthe discussion off to anyone who disagrees with you because they're just out to ruin a man's life or something "in the name of justice". As Polygon previously reported, the premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Broly coincided with anime fans sharing stories about purported inappropriate interactions with the voice actor at conventions over the years. Sean has second thoughts but it happens and spoiler alert: he gets slaughtered. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. What do you do if you're backed into a corner? They also managed to find the real names of the people who made the allegations and oddly enough they lied about these people's occupations as well. We also got the whole fake SWATing and the Pensacon Bomb threat raising even more suspicion. I'll just say this bluntly: people are getting fired for these actions. There are also a number of videos on Youtube of him kissing underage girls without asking, easily located by searching "Vic Mignogna Kissed Me". Do you actually believe everything said about the allegations is true? He's often regarded as the head of the #IStandWithVic for having the best connections and most useful information. I don't know if he mellowed out afterwards but we don't know just like all these allegations. Press J to jump to the feed. 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. The moral of the story is what Vic said "Be kind to one another" because if people remained professional and didn't stretch it to the extent it was, Vic might not have even had a case to begin with as companies can fire people for any reason. After reading what Shield Hero is about I am 100% fine condemning it and people involved with it. Let's just see how far this train will roll. Listen to how the wiki describes the accusers personality, Wow and many people on my countrie's "nerd" Discord were praising it.FFS. This bad publicity is leverage to help the leaders behind this all drive someone they don't like out of the industry. I did it. Can't say I'm surprised at the allegations ever since I learned about his evangelicalism. And you can look back and see that if they don't like you, these VAs will have their way (which is likely why many are doing as little needed in this to not get the boot). Vic has a fan club that he's a part of called the Risembool Rangers. 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 They have been covering all of this information even at the rapid pace it's been coming out but even they can't always keep up with all this news. over 10 years of alligations and people being warned about him at cons seems a bit too much for it all to be made up. 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