What do you think about the Vic Mignogna case?

[thetruex]

for those who don't know, Vic Mignogna is a famous anime voice actor, with roles like Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist, Ikkaku Madarame from Bleach, and Broly from the Dragon Ball franchise. He was accused of raping Monica Rial ( the voice of Bulma Briefs from the Dragon Ball franchise, Mirajane Strauss from Fairy Tail, and other roles.), and was fired without evidence from Funimation Studios in Texas, and Rooster Teeth Productions (I don't know where they are) and blacklisted from many anime conventions he was contracted to. The two sides are IStandWithVic and KickVic. Feel free to ask me which side I'm on, i won't be stating it here. The monkey wrench in this is that there is no evidence that Vic did anything wrong. The noose in the corner for KickVic is that they admitted to tampering with photos to further their cause. A con-goer saw a photo of herself that was photoshopped to make it look like Vic had his hand somewhere it shouldn't have been. This same con-goer public posted a message stating that the photo was doctored and used without her permission. She supports Vic entirely. Voice actors on the KickVic side have threatened to ruin conventions if Vic was invited back. Voice actors like Christopher Sabat (The voice of Vegeta and Piccolo from the Dragon Ball franchise, Roronoa Zoro from One Piece, and most recently All Might from My Hero Academia, as well as many others) and Monica Rial (see above) participated in these blatant threats. Vic is known for hugging fans, or just having fun at Cons, but now at BubbaCon he was relegated to a separate floor. Keep in mind their is still no evidence to prove he raped anyone, and plenty of evidence in support of Vic. He is Christian, and has said that himself, and i personally think he is being targeted for his religious beliefs. There is a lot more to this story but these are the highlights. If you are interested in learning more look up Nick Rekieta on YouTube, he is a lawyer who owns a small firm in Minnesota.

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but until then i'm firmly with the guy who got fired on an allegation

[Anonymous]

I’ve yet to hear about this case and would have to look into it before fully forming an opinion. However, it definitely sucks to be accused of something so vicious with things like the MeToo movement in full force. Even if he’s found innocent, his reputation will be tarnished forever. I can’t even imagine what getting work would look like for him. Definitely an awful place for him, innocent or otherwise.

[thetruex]

Right, it's the fact that nothing is proven and he was fired from both Rooster Teeth and Funimation, as well as getting taken off of the voice actor list for the new Dragon Ball movie on Amazon, that annoys me.

[Opinion Owner]

The thing with that is, once an accusation like that is put in motion, everyone pays. If the company didn’t fire him on their own, the public would demand it. People take it so far, tracking down even the social media of family members to bash the accused. A lot of companies are just proactive with taking action. It’s really too bad.

[thetruex]

look up the jellybean story vic mignogna and laugh in horror and stupidity at what got a man fired

[Leafpool2]

I've been getting warned about Vic by older congoers ever since I went to my first anime convention at age 12. This is not a new thing being dragged out of nowhere. He has a history and there's a long list of people with evidence who have come forward.

[thetruex]

i haven't personally heard any such stories, but the internetz can only tell you so much.

[Leafpool2]

Google is free

[Jean-Marie_Céline]

It's a really spiky and complicated case.
I'll definitely look it up, the only cautious judgement I can make for now is that this will definitely fracture the American VA scene and cause a significant rift between fans as well, much like Gamergate and MeToo.

The only certainty I have is that seems to be a situation with no victors, everyone is going to lose from this.

[thetruex]

yeah no one is getting out of this in one piece. I know i said it, but if you want information on this look up Nick Rekieta and Ty Beard on youtube. Ty Beard is the head of Beard, Bullock, and Hughes, the firm that is representing Vic in this case. Oh a major detail i forgot to mention is that Vic is suing Funimation not the other way around.

[Jean-Marie_Céline]

I'll only add that for now the KickVic side seems to have failed to produce actual evidence and there are problems with the other material they brought, so they have the weakest argument for now.

[thetruex]

i will be on the side with more evidence. if KicVic produces something that proves Vic is guilty, I'll gladly take KickVic's side.

[Jean-Marie_Céline]

@thetruex I'll look it up.
If I can make a judgement, Vic is doing the best move on preemptively suing Funimation.
It's his life and his career on the line, he doesn't have to pull punches if he wants to demonstrate his innocence.

[Jean-Marie_Céline]

@thetruex My same exact standing.

[thetruex]

i kind of what someone who isn't an anime fan to argue in favor of KicVic, if only so i can understand how most people who don't know of Vic see this case. I'm a little biased because Vic is friends with Todd Haberkorn who is my favorite voice actor to ever exist. That's actually how i found out who Vic was.

[Anonymous]

What's his ethnicity?

[thetruex]

Caucasian, why?