Polygon - Activision Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit: Everything we knowhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2023-12-18T10:14:59-05:00http://www.polygon.com/rss/stream/223723562023-12-18T10:14:59-05:002023-12-18T10:14:59-05:00Activision Blizzard settles discrimination lawsuit for $55M, but sexual harassment claims withdrawn
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<p>Bulk of payouts will directly compensate affected women</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24006044/activision-blizzard-discrimination-lawsuit-settlementOli Welsh2022-10-03T11:44:13-04:002022-10-03T11:44:13-04:00Activision exec that called sexism lawsuit ‘meritless’ exits executive role
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<p>Fran Townsend will still act as senior counsel to CEO Bobby Kotick</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22609443/activision-blizzard-fran-townsend-leaves-companyNicole Carpenter2021-11-22T17:20:43-05:002021-11-22T17:20:43-05:00Activision’s Kotick raises possibility of leaving as CEO, says WSJ
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<figcaption>Bobby Kotick at the Sun Valley Conference in Idaho in 2019. | Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Kotick has led Activision since reorganizing it more than 25 years ago</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22797435/activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-stepping-down-sex-harassment-lawsuitOwen S. Good2021-11-19T12:10:00-05:002021-11-19T12:10:00-05:00Activision leadership now under fire from Xbox, PlayStation bosses
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<p>Internal memos from console executives criticize CEO Bobby Kotick and Activision’s corporate governance</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22791574/activision-sex-harassment-lawsuit-xbox-playstation-criticism-bobby-kotickOwen S. Good2021-11-18T14:03:32-05:002021-11-18T14:03:32-05:00More than 1,000 Activision Blizzard workers sign petition to drop CEO Bobby Kotick
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<p>‘We, the undersigned, no longer have confidence in the leadership of Bobby Kotick as the CEO of Activision Blizzard.’</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22789647/activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-resignation-petitionNicole Carpenter2021-11-17T10:51:55-05:002021-11-17T10:51:55-05:00Blizzard’s first female co-leader only got equal pay after tendering her resignation
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<p>Jen Oneal says her request for pay parity was initially ignored </p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22787230/blizzard-equal-pay-disparity-jen-oneal-resignationMaddy Myers2021-11-17T10:40:00-05:002021-11-17T10:40:00-05:00Activision shareholder group calls for Bobby Kotick and board members’ resignation
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<p>Washington Post reports letter to board says Kotick failed to act</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22787226/activision-blizzard-shareholder-bobby-kotick-resignationMichael McWhertor2021-11-16T13:58:38-05:002021-11-16T13:58:38-05:00Jen Oneal, briefly in charge of Blizzard, expressed no faith in Activision leadership
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<p>‘It was clear that the company would never prioritize our people the right way,’ said co-chief</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/22785672/jen-oneal-blizzard-resigns-activision-harassment-lawsuitOwen S. Good