Evo, a renowned esports tournament that moved online in 2020 due to the pandemic, is canceled after parting ways with co-founder for alleged sexual misconduct
Evo, the biggest fighting game event of the year, has been canceled after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced regarding …
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Discussion
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@evo
@evo
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@netherrealm
@netherrealm
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We stand in solidarity with those who have spoken out against abuse. We will be pulling MK11 from EVO Online.
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@mrwiz
Joey Cuellar
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I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt anyone. I was young and reckless and did things I'm not proud of. I have been growing and maturing over the past 20 years, but that doesn't excuse anything. All I have been trying to do is become a better person. Once again, I'm truly sorry.
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@mikehaimoto
@mikehaimoto
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Who cares if you meant to hurt someone or that you were “young and reckless” (stupid cliche defense btw), the damage was done to peoples lives. People who were even younger. Spare me the excuse filled “apology” just resign and live with the consequences for your actions monster. …
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@theycallmedsp
Phil
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And that's that for EVO. Except that the Cannons have been close personal friends with Joey FOREVER. It's come to light that his behavior was always rumored/suspect but tolerated. So this change IS A questionable one at best, a total non-change at worst? https://twitter.com/...
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@markman23
Mark Julio
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I stand behind the players, commentators & teams in their solidarity against the event/organization I'm a part of, @EVO. To all of our partners and to our community, I cannot even begin to understand the pain/contempt you must feel. We have to show change. We have to be better. h…
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@gsmvoid
Clg Void
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When next year rolls around, I'll be keeping close eyes on what's going on at Evo. Sorry to all the communities who had a great opportunity with Evo online, but glad MrWiz has been outed for what he is. https://twitter.com/...
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@aliciaxlife_
@aliciaxlife_
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I want to take a moment to make this a learning experience on why you need a PR team. “I was young and reckless” Does not excuse behaviour. No one read through this for you and said, “oh hold up that ain't it”. Already trying to set up “I'm affluent”. This isn't an apology. https…