Sony shares examples of 'sexually charged' texts from former Destiny 2 director who claims Bungie fired him unfairly to avoid paying millions
Sony has responded to a lawsuit filed in December 2024 by former Destiny 2 and Marathon game director Christopher Barrett, saying Barrett's termination in 2024 was «justified,» and that his lawsuit is «meritless.» To back up its claim, Sony included multiple examples of written communications between Barrett and female subordinates in its reply, which it claims «reveal his pattern of misconduct.»
The examples in Sony's filing include alleged drunk calls, requests to play «sexually charged games of 'Truth or Dare',» and comments such as «You want to be worshipped, I think?» Barrett's lawyers say that Sony is misrepresenting the nature of the interactions by cherry-picking «text messages and alleged conversations.»
Barrett sued Sony over his claim that the company had «deliberately destroyed Barrett's reputation by falsely, and publicly, insinuating they had 'investigated' Barrett and 'found' he had engaged in sexual misconduct,» and subsequently fired him as a result of those claims. The real reason for his termination, he alleged, was to avoid paying him more than $45 million he was owed under his employment agreement, and to «shift blame for and deflect attention from their massive business failures.»
In its response, available in full via Game File, Sony denies Barrett's claim, saying it conducted a «thorough internal investigation» of the complaints against him and found that his behavior «was consistent: he targeted a lower-level, female employee he wasn't working with directly, initially engaged in friendly conversation, and progressively pushed boundaries with the employee by making subtle references to her physical appearance or expressing his interest in her romantically.»
«Barrett attempted to create an unprofessional level of intimacy with his victims,» Sony wrote in its response. «He requested to follow personal Instagram accounts and would express anger to the women if they failed to respond to his messages. He would bring up inappropriate topics like
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