Resident Evil Face Model Wants Fan Accounts Deleted Following Harassment
Eduard Badaluta, the face model for Leon Kennedy in the Resident Evil 2 and 4 remakes, is calling on fan accounts to be deleted. In comments that have since been removed, Badaluta says these fans are running "piece of shit accounts", and says that he "doesn't need" fan accounts in the first place.
Some have respected his wishes, either switching to solely Leon Kennedy-based content or shutting down altogether. However, others have kept posting images and videos of Badaluta regardless, many of which sexualise the model.
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On one post, Badaluta commented, "Delete this stupid account. I don't need a 'fan account'". On another, he says: "Delete this piece of shit profile."
Badaluta has since set his own account to private and his comments have been removed. Due to this, it isn't clear why he objects to fans running accounts based on his. However, given the type of videos he was commenting on, it's largely assumed that he felt uncomfortable with the sexualised nature of the content, and the comments beneath further objectifying him.
Fans had previously noted how Badaluta reportedly removed Resident Evil-related content from his own profiles, perhaps eager to distance himself from the role.
Going through these accounts, it's easy to see why they would make Badaluta uncomfortable. As well as sexualising him in the comments, many also mock his Romanian accent, constantly making memes out of the way he speaks.
On the whole, many Resident Evil fans are criticising those who appeared to make him uncomfortable, if this is indeed the reason behind his objection to fan accounts. They are critical of fans for being unable to separate Badaluta from the character he
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