Tag: inappropriate

07 FEB

French gaming studio Quantic Dream said allegations of inappropriate behaviour are a media smear campaign

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images The heads of PlayStation-focused French development studio Quantic Dream, David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière, have been accused of fostering an unhealthy environment by three separate reports in the media. Quantic Dream immediately took distance from the reports, denying the allegations. The studio has now released a new statement, in which it […]

31 JAN

Paramount Fires ‘Amusement Park’ Director Dylan Brown for Inappropriate Conduct

Hollywood is still dealing with revelations of sexual misconduct happening behind the scenes, and today brings news of another incident, this time involving a filmmaker working on an animated film. Paramount Pictures has fired director Dylan Brown from their animated feature Amusement Park after an investigation into complaints from the production found evidence of “inappropriate […]

15 JAN

The heads of one of the biggest video game studios have been accused of inappropriate behaviour

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images French publications Le Monde, Canard PC, and Mediapart have separately published reports in which they depict an unhealthy environment at Quantic Dream, a game development studio close to Sony and PlayStation. Anonymous employees mentioned the heads of Quantic Dream, David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière, in particular, describing a series of inappropriate […]

10 DEC

Android creator Andy Rubin is back at his phone startup after allegations of an ‘inappropriate’ relationship at Google

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Andy Rubin led the charge for Android within Google. He left Google in 2014, and founded a smartphone startup named Essential in 2015. A report surfaced in late November on The Information, which uncovered a Google complaint from 2014 alleging Rubin had an “inappropriate” relationship with a colleague. He subsequently took a leave […]

29 NOV

NBC host Matt Lauer fired for ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’ at work

NBC host and prominent TV journalist Matt Lauer has been fired as a result of “inappropriate sexual behavior.” NBC News chairman Andy Lack issued a statement saying that he “received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer.” Lack’s statement noted that this was the first complaint […]

21 NOV

Pixar chief John Lasseter confirms leave of absence from Disney, as report breaks accusing him of inappropriate ‘grabbing, kissing’

Disney Animation head John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence from Pixar because of “missteps,” he wrote in a memo to Disney employees. There are reported allegations of misconduct by Lasseter toward Disney employees, including “grabbing, kissing, making comments about physical attributes.” Disney Animation head John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence from […]

12 NOV

YouTube to crack down on inappropriate content masked as kids’ cartoons

Enlarge (credit: YouTube, CarrotShaker) Recent news stories and blog posts highlighted the underbelly of YouTube Kids, Google’s children-friendly version of the wide world of YouTube. While all content on YouTube Kids is meant to be suitable for children under the age of 13, some inappropriate videos using animations, cartoons, and child-focused keywords manage to get […]