The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s chief counsel, Janette Wipper, an appointee of former Gov. Jerry Brown, had been fired by Newsom just days after she had stepped down from the lawsuit against the Santa Monica-based gaming publisher.
Melanie Proctor, Wipper’s assistant chief counsel, resigned in solidarity, citing Wipper’s abrupt firing and as, Bloomberg reported, alleged that Newsom and his office “began to interfere” illicitly with the lawsuit. The agency’s lawsuit, filed in July 2021, alleged a “pervasive ‘frat boy’ workplace culture” that normalized “inappropriate behavior toward female employees,” such as sexual harassment and groping without any repercussions. In one particularly devastating incident, a female employee died by suicide shortly after a trip with a male supervisor after nude photos of her were circulated at a holiday party.
“The Office of the Governor repeatedly demanded advance notice of litigation strategy and of next steps in the litigation,” Proctor alleged, per Bloomberg. She added that the office’s actions escalated as the case went on and mimicked “the interests of Activision’s counsel. Proctor wrote in an email that “justice should be administered equally, not favoring those with political influence."
seems far fetched too me. what would newson have to gain from this? he isn’t even a gamer
Justice is blind, after all. Seriously though, enough of politicians who're only gunning for office bc they want the prestige or have a bone to pick with the other side of the aisle. We need no egos in power.
Truer words could not be said. Unfortunately it won't happen.