A Blizzard Entertainment employee has come forward, via a press conference with high-profile lawyer Lisa Bloom, to describe the company’s “alcohol-soaked culture of sexual harassment.” The press conference was held Wednesday morning outside Blizzard’s Irvine headquarters and livestreamed on Instagram. Bloom and the employee, named Christine, spoke publicly for the first time about the sexual harassment she faced at the World of Warcraft developer.
A current Blizzard employee of four years, Christine said she experienced the alleged “frat boy culture detrimental to women,” and that coworkers and supervisors made rude comments about her body, made unwanted sexual advances, and inappropriately touched her. She alleged that she was propositioned for sex from a supervisor; when she went to managers about it, they allegedly told her not to go to human resources. Christine said she was demoted after her complaint and continued to be harassed and retaliated against, including being denied her full profit-sharing.
Bloom and Christine outlined a series of demands for Activision Blizzard, including a “streamlined, fast, [and] fair process for victims,” with an expansive victim compensation fund. They are also asking a neutral party to review discrimination — and to fix what’s found.
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