Standing her ground. After Jamie Skaar called out The Bachelorette season 18 lead, Michelle Young, for being on “spring break mode” during the Tuesday, November 2, episode, the Minnesota native has savagely clapped back.
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Activision Blizzard has reportedly fired 20 employees since company-wide sexual harassment and discrimination claims were made this summer.As reported in the Financial Times, the Call Of Duty and World Of Warcraft publisher sent a letter to staff yesterday (October 19) informing them of the dismissals, while adding that 20 individuals have also been reprimanded.According to the report, company has also said it will expand its ethics and compliance team, which is hiring 19 full-time roles and
.Standing her ground. After Jamie Skaar called out The Bachelorette season 18 lead, Michelle Young, for being on “spring break mode” during the Tuesday, November 2, episode, the Minnesota native has savagely clapped back.
Activision Blizzard announced today that the co-leader of the publisher, Jen Oneal, would be stepping down from her post.Mike Ybarra, who joined the company with Oneal in August will step into the role of being the sole leader of the company. The pair joined following the departure of J.
Ubisoft workers who have formed a group called A Better Ubisoft have called for swifter action from the game publisher, following Activision‘s recent promises to meet some of its workers’ demands.ABU tweeted its support for the workers at Activision in the wake of the company acknowledging some of their demands.
Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to claims of harassment after allegedly shoving Gigi Hadid’s mother into a dresser and calling her a “Dutch s***”, court records show.
So many thoughts about this shocking Zayn Malik and Yolanda Hadid situation!
letter to employees including a “zero-tolerance” harassment policy and requesting the company board to slash his total compensation to $62,500, the lowest allowed by California law. “I truly wish not a single employee had had an experience at work that resulted in hurt, humiliation, or worse – and to those who were affected, I sincerely apologize,” Kotick said.
The CEO of Activision Blizzard, maker of popular video games like Call of Duty, Overwatch and World of Warcraft, conceded widespread failures to protect workers and outlined sweeping changes.
Activision Blizzard, has voluntarily reduced his income until the company has met new self-imposed targets in response to a raft of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations.In an open letter to employees, Kotick says he has asked Activision Blizzard’s Board of Directors to reduce his pay to “the lowest amount California law will allow” until the company has “achieved […] transformational gender-related goals and other commitments”.Kotick says this means $62,500 (£45,500) for this year.
Activision has said its forthcoming WWII shooter Call of Duty: Vanguard will take up “significantly” less storage space that past entries in the series, when it launches in November.A post on the official Call of Duty Twitter feed said that “Vanguard’s install size at launch will be significantly below previous Call of Duty releases”.
Pulling no punches. Prince Harry‘s memoir doesn’t come out until 2022, but Prince Charles may need that time to prepare for the fallout.
Activision Blizzard has filed a motion to temporarily halt proceedings in the lawsuit filed against it in July by the state of California.The publisher claims it wants a break to collect evidence in connection to an unexpected allegation against the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) – something that could prove advantageous for Activision Blizzard.While the allegation which was made last week does not have a direct tie to this particular lawsuit, it is to do with the
an Oct. 13 Bloomberg article that detailed the cost of Chappelle’s comedy specials relative to other projects on the streaming service.
Earlier today, Australian actor Ruby Rose took to Instagram stories to make multiple claims of a toxic and unsafe work environment on the set of The CW series “Batwoman,” which is mainly shot in Vancouver and led the star to leave the DC Comics series. The social media posts were aimed at folks such as ‘Batwoman’ showrunner Caroline Dries, executive producers Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, and the executives at The CW.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is speaking her mind after all of the recent drama with her former Little Mix bandmate Jesy Nelson!
Activision has revealed that Ricochet anti-cheat – which will be implemented in Warzone and Call Of Duty: Vanguard – is “all good” despite allegedly leaking this week.Amidst fears that Ricochet would be reverse-engineered by cheaters after leaking just one day after being announced, Activision has issued a statement revealing that the company is not worried.In an update posted through the official Call Of Duty Twitter account on Friday (October 15), Activision said that it is “testing the hell
Boris Johnson has been challenged to back legislation that would make it illegal for firms to sack staff and re-employ them on lower pay.
William Shatner is clapping back.
The Closer.A Bloomberg report published on Wednesday (October 13) stated Netflix spent $24.1million on The Closer and $23.6million on the comedian’s 2019 special, Sticks & Stones, comparing them to the $3.9million spent for Bo Burnham’s Inside and Squid Game’s $21.4million.From internal documents seen by the publication, the Sticks & Stones special was measured as having an “impact value” of $19.4million by Netflix, meaning it cost more than the value it generated.In a statement released to NME,
leaked internal documents to Bloomberg regarding the cost of Dave Chappelle’s “Sticks & Stones” comedy special.“We have let go of an employee for sharing confidential, commercially sensitive information outside the company. We understand this employee may have been motivated by disappointment and hurt with Netflix, but maintaining a culture of trust and transparency is core to our company,” a Netflix spokesperson said.Netflix did not identify the employee’s identify who was fired.