"I support every actor's right to be paid well": Bayonetta 3 voice actor responds to the ongoing situation surrounding the game
The upcoming release of the highly anticipated hack-and-slash, Bayonetta 3, has been mired in controversy over allegations from former voice actor Hellena Taylor. Following Taylor's accusations about the low pay offered by the developers, the current voice actor of the game, Jennifer Hale, released a press statement regarding the issue.
Hale has voiced her opinion on the incident in a veiled manner due to an NDA she has with the parties involved. Regardless, the industry veteran has come out in support of voice actors getting paid what they are owed. She stated in a press release:
Jennifer Hale is a veritable giant in the industry, having voiced a number of popular characters in gaming and pop culture. Fans of Mass Effect will remember her as the voice of Commander Shepard, and she has also voiced characters in Overwatch, Bioshock Infinite, Metal Gear Solid, and even TV shows such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Powerpuff Girls.
As such, her statement appears to both acknowledge and support the previous charges levied against PlatinumGames and also mitigate the fallout that ensued as the allegations spread across social media.
Public perception of Bayonetta 3 has taken a huge turn after the original voice actor for the main character urged fans to boycott the game in a series of tweets in which she revealed that she had only been offered $4,000 to reprise her role. Taylor's video messages accusing PlatinumGames of giving her an "immoral" salary went viral on Twitter, accruing millions of views as people flocked to support the actor.
The incident quickly snowballed into a very big backlash against the game, and Executive Producer Hideki Kamiya's response in which he tweeted "Beware of my rules" caused even more fans to get
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