Wall Street Journal reported today about Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, employees launched a strike today to ask him to resign. The ABK Employee Alliance said on social media, "We will not be silent until Bobby Kotick is replaced."
After months of investigation, the Wall Street Journal claimed that Kotick is informed of countless incidents of sexual assault and harassment within the company. In a case of sexual assault by a male boss, he not only did not inform the board of directors, but also reached a settlement with the victim's employees. He himself also sexually harassed the female assistant in 2006 and threatened to kill her by phone. In 2007, a female flight attendant who had harassed a private plane.
The article also said that Jen Oneal, who resigned from the position of co-head of Blizzard , mentioned in an email to a legal officer that he had no confidence in the leadership being able to handle the matter, and he did not think that the company would put the interests of employees first. As an Asian lesbian, she was treated as a decoration and was discriminated against.
The article also revealed that Dan Bunting, co-head of the development studio " Call of Duty ", sexually harassed a female employee in 2017. After an internal investigation, personnel and other senior management suggested firing him, but Kotick tried to protect his position. Bunting did not immediately resign until the Wall Street Journal responded to the matter.
A spokesperson for Activision Blizzard said the company was "disappointed" by the Wall Street Journal report and said "presented an incorrect and misleading view of the company and Kotick." Kotick immediately recorded a video to reply to the report after the report was published. In addition to fighting back the article, he said, "I want to build the company into the most friendly and inclusive belief, and those who question this do not understand how important it is to me."
The board of directors later issued a statement expressing support for Bobby Kotick's leadership and confident that he will handle these things well.
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