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Mod Edit: Read the damn thread. Kotick didn't get charged with sexual harassment.
Mod Edit 2: Clarified OP to reflect this.
The infamous Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, and much maligned director behind the new, heavily profit driven direction that Activision blizzard has been taking, just lost a legal battle concerning the sexual harassment of a flight attendant by one of his pilots.
And he lost more money paying the famous lawyer he hired to defend him than he lost to the woman who was sexually harassed.
This makes me happy. Maybe he'll try pay for it by releasing another legendary WoW mount.
Activision boss Bobby Kotick has lost a legal stoush with renowned lawyer Patricia Glaser over a 2007 sexual harassment case involving Kotick's private jet and one of its former flight attendants.
Kotick and Andrew Gordon, the head of the LA branch of Goldman Sachs investment bankers, run a company called Cove Management, which was created to essentially run a private jet the two men co-owned. One of their pilots was a man by the name of Phil Berg.
Anyway, it was alleged by Cynthia Madvig, a former flight attendant on the jet, that in 2006 Berg pressured her into being his "arm candy"; in other words, a public escort, someone to join him at dinner parties and the like. Madvig declined, at which Berg allegedly "set out to make life miserable" for her, including one instance where she says he made her clean the plane's toilet while he stood there "leering" at her.
Madvig told this to Gordon, who did nothing, and two months after reporting the incidents, Kotick fired her, saying "The guys are unhappy with the hostile environment."
What followed was an unusually lengthy legal battle, where Kotick and Gordon not only battled Madvig in the courts (who accused them of, among other things, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and failure to prevent sexual harassment), but one of their former law firms as well, following a dispute with Glaser's team over legal fees.
Indeed, Kotick & Gordon have ended up paying Glaser's firm more than they paid Madvig; Madvig settled out for court for $200,000 (plus $475,000 for legal fees), while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees).
Kotick & Gordon appealed against that ruling, but last month it was determined that the original decision would be upheld.
http://kotaku.com/5602981/activision-boss-loses-legal-battle-over-sex-discrimination-case
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This makes me tremendously happy
seriously fuck that dildo, hope he really fucks up somewhere down the line and gets fired
but seeing as people will buy actiblizzard games no matter how much he shits on fans, I dont see that happening
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random girl gets fired, sues for hundreds of thousands
news at 9!
(seriously though, there was likely not much sexual harassment to this)
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Can I see Kotick suffering now please?
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Hmm no TF2 character says anything about justice  though the demo does shoud "FREEEEEEDAAAM" but this is good to see.
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O great. Now they will be even more profit-driven to cover those court costs.
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Is the lawyer charging him a subscription fee?
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After what bnet 2.0 shaped up to be, I feel sexually harassed too. Where do I sue this guy?
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lol, that picture in the article says it all.
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Serves him right. Hopefully it teaches him that money cant buy legal verdicts.
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LOL, good news ! Buy SC2 to help Kotick pay his lawsuits for sexual harassment lawsuits !
and lol at :
while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees).
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So he didn't really do anything right? He just fired someone? I don't see why everyone is all like ZOMFG JUSTICE LOLOLOL..I'm more interested in the upcoming court battle with infinity ward..
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On August 03 2010 15:48 Megalisk wrote:
So he didn't really do anything right? He just fired someone? I don't see why everyone is all like ZOMFG JUSTICE LOLOLOL..I'm more interested in the upcoming court battle with infinity ward..
No he actually sexually harassed the woman, he lost the case even with a money lawyer, then he underpaid the money lawyer and got charged for underpayment, and lost that one too.
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I don't even know what to think of this, i just bursted in to laughter when i read this.
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On August 03 2010 15:49 t3tsubo wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2010 15:48 Megalisk wrote:
So he didn't really do anything right? He just fired someone? I don't see why everyone is all like ZOMFG JUSTICE LOLOLOL..I'm more interested in the upcoming court battle with infinity ward.. No he actually sexually harassed the woman, he lost the case even with a money lawyer, then he underpaid the money lawyer and got charged for underpayment, and lost that one too.
It says his pilot (Berg or whatever his name is) sexually harassed the woman not him.
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On August 03 2010 15:49 t3tsubo wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2010 15:48 Megalisk wrote:
So he didn't really do anything right? He just fired someone? I don't see why everyone is all like ZOMFG JUSTICE LOLOLOL..I'm more interested in the upcoming court battle with infinity ward.. No he actually sexually harassed the woman, he lost the case even with a money lawyer, then he underpaid the money lawyer and got charged for underpayment, and lost that one too.
er, the article says they settled out of court with her
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Pff, it's largely a bullshit lawsuit I bet. Anyway, he deserves to be F'ed over.
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while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees).
this is code
938,458
9 + 3 = 12
8 - 4 + 5 - 8 = 1
479,898
4 - 7 + 9 + 8 x ( 9 - 8 ) = 14
12th letter of alphabet = L
1st letter of alphabet = A
14th letter of alphabet = N
i think this article is saying we r getting LAN support, dw guys
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i'm sorry but asking a girl out is not worth 200 grand.
We need some laws that protect men from exploitation like that><
If you're gettin hired as a flight attendant on a private jet you gotta expect being hit on.
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On August 03 2010 15:58 baller wrote:Show nested quote +while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees). this is code 938,4589 + 3 = 128 - 4 + 5 - 8 = 1479,8984 - 7 + 9 + 8 x ( 9 - 8 ) = 1412th letter of alphabet = L1st letter of alphabet = A14th letter of alphabet = Ni think this article is saying we r getting LAN support, dw guys
And thus baller spoke, and the world shooketh of his might.
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On August 03 2010 15:55 Mindcrime wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2010 15:49 t3tsubo wrote:On August 03 2010 15:48 Megalisk wrote:
So he didn't really do anything right? He just fired someone? I don't see why everyone is all like ZOMFG JUSTICE LOLOLOL..I'm more interested in the upcoming court battle with infinity ward.. No he actually sexually harassed the woman, he lost the case even with a money lawyer, then he underpaid the money lawyer and got charged for underpayment, and lost that one too. er, the article says they settled out of court with her
Oh you're right. I missed that. Article is no longer as interesting then, seems like he just lost a bunch of money trying to buy his way out of bad press, only to fail and get even worse press.
i misread the article before i posted it, especially after getting the wrong impression from the Kotaku article's title. I corrected myself in a later post but i didn't edit the OP, my bad.
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Okay can all the people who continue to be consumers in the entertainment market stop badmouthing people for making profit?
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On August 03 2010 16:08 cgrinker wrote:
Okay can all the people who continue to be consumers in the entertainment market stop badmouthing people for making profit?
I may be wrong but I don't think that's the main reason they hate this man.
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Nice to see an embarrassment for Bobby Kotick.
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Every picture of bobby looks about 5000x more creepy now hahah.
![[image loading]](http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/180471-k.jpg)
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lol baller wins the thread again
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wouldn't be too glad about this guys, just means the next game will be more expensive, or he comes up with some lame expensive DLC, so in the end you can pay for his lawyer :p
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Wow, maybe there is a god...
No, Kotick is still a millionaire.
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Lmfao... this guy is unbelievable
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Kotick getting shit on can never be a bad thing.
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raped.
stupid kotick you got what was coming to you~
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I too feel violated by Kotick, where's my compensation?
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This made me smile, damn I hate that guy.
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He's got money....
And that's about it.
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The sad thing is, under $2 million is probably nothing to him anyway.
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Eh half of you kneejerking need to read the fucking article.
The title is wrong, and the OP obviously did not read the article either. The pilot on the airline was the one doing the harassment, not Kotick.
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On August 03 2010 16:08 cgrinker wrote:
Okay can all the people who continue to be consumers in the entertainment market stop badmouthing people for making profit?
What would the alternative be? Stop consuming entertainment at all? What if we only consume entertainment that is funded by donations or... nevermind, I don't want to derail the thread anymore than it already has been derailed.
I think that the fact that Kotick actually lost with a high paid lawyer is awesome, because it shows that money only sometimes buys (in)justice. This makes me have just a little more faith in humanity. Thanks, OP!
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"Bobby Kotick charged for sexual harrassment"
Where? It certainly ain't mentioned in this article.
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He's still a cock and I hate him, and he hired a pervert so that makes him guilty by association in my book.
But yeah everybody in this thread obviously didn't really read the article.
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nice ! Bobby losing some money on anything make's me a bit more happy while I work :D
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On August 03 2010 15:58 baller wrote:Show nested quote +while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees). this is code 938,4589 + 3 = 128 - 4 + 5 - 8 = 1479,8984 - 7 + 9 + 8 x ( 9 - 8 ) = 1412th letter of alphabet = L1st letter of alphabet = A14th letter of alphabet = Ni think this article is saying we r getting LAN support, dw guys
...such a fitting name you have there, with these kinds of posts.
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Kotick is the Mengsk of Activision.
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The way people are reading this article just goes to show how all the nice warm feelings people had for Blizzard have evaporated. I'm sure if the community had a chance to go for Blizzard's throat right now it would, and I would also... at least give us chatrooms and cross server custom games...
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where Kotick and Gordon not only battled Madvig in the courts (who accused them of, among other things, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and failure to prevent sexual harassment)
The wrongful termination and failure to prevent [...] clearly comes from the pilot thingy, but it states in the article that they were accused of sexual harassment. Would be interesting why, though...
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On August 03 2010 18:48 Wysp wrote:
The way people are reading this article just goes to show how all the nice warm feelings people had for Blizzard have evaporated. I'm sure if the community had a chance to go for Blizzard's throat right now it would, and I would also... at least give us chatrooms and cross server custom games...
You mean the way people aren't reading the article? 
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On August 03 2010 18:32 RA wrote:
Kotick is the Mengsk of Activision.
Mengsk is kinda smart politician, wich cannot be said about Kotick I'm affraid.
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I was really hoping that the title was "Bobby Kotick loses sexuality"
would be amazing if he zipped up too early at the urinal
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On August 03 2010 15:58 baller wrote:Show nested quote +while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees). this is code 938,4589 + 3 = 128 - 4 + 5 - 8 = 1479,8984 - 7 + 9 + 8 x ( 9 - 8 ) = 1412th letter of alphabet = L1st letter of alphabet = A14th letter of alphabet = Ni think this article is saying we r getting LAN support, dw guys
oh yes of course. your logic is perfect 
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I hate him so much and this news made my miserable day (cant start sc2) much better.
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He still rich what he lost his nothing...
But this bring me a  at least
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On August 03 2010 15:58 baller wrote:Show nested quote +while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees). this is code 938,4589 + 3 = 128 - 4 + 5 - 8 = 1479,8984 - 7 + 9 + 8 x ( 9 - 8 ) = 1412th letter of alphabet = L1st letter of alphabet = A14th letter of alphabet = Ni think this article is saying we r getting LAN support, dw guys
Wow you really are a baller lol
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What a wonderful way to start the day =D I get way to much joy out of seeing this guy suffer
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Too bad it wasn't Kotick himself charged with sexual harassment
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@#@$! i thought kotick was charged!! its the pilot of the jet. gosh OP read the article!!! sucks to be kotick though. problem with games and pilots
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I don't care about some CEO of a video game company and his employees sexual problems or whatever the problem is. t3tsubo did you need to create a topic about this?
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Oh and there is something odd about this news because a CEO of a video game company and sex don't go together.
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Considering his partner works for Goldman Sachs, Kotick's probably not even the biggest creep in the partnership.
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Why don't people read the article before commenting. Makes me rather depressed. Anyway don't really see how this is news worthy. Media must be running out of celebrity gossip.
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On August 03 2010 23:56 Numy wrote:
Why don't people read the article before commenting. Makes me rather depressed. Anyway don't really see how this is news worthy. Media must be running out of celebrity gossip.
Really?
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wow are these the legal costs nowadays? omg someone harass me and i'll be set for life
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i misread the article before i posted it, especially after getting the wrong impression from the Kotaku article's title. I corrected myself in a later post but i didn't edit the OP, my bad.
Show nested quote +On August 03 2010 15:55 Mindcrime wrote:On August 03 2010 15:49 t3tsubo wrote:On August 03 2010 15:48 Megalisk wrote:
So he didn't really do anything right? He just fired someone? I don't see why everyone is all like ZOMFG JUSTICE LOLOLOL..I'm more interested in the upcoming court battle with infinity ward.. No he actually sexually harassed the woman, he lost the case even with a money lawyer, then he underpaid the money lawyer and got charged for underpayment, and lost that one too. er, the article says they settled out of court with her Oh you're right. I missed that. Article is no longer as interesting then, seems like he just lost a bunch of money trying to buy his way out of bad press, only to fail and get even worse press.
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On August 03 2010 15:58 baller wrote:Show nested quote +while a court last year ruled that Kotick & Gordon had significantly under-paid Glaser, and awarded her $938,458 (plus $479,898 in fees). this is code 938,4589 + 3 = 128 - 4 + 5 - 8 = 1479,8984 - 7 + 9 + 8 x ( 9 - 8 ) = 1412th letter of alphabet = L1st letter of alphabet = A14th letter of alphabet = Ni think this article is saying we r getting LAN support, dw guys
I love you baller. <3
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On August 04 2010 00:08 FireGuyX wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2010 23:56 Numy wrote:
Why don't people read the article before commenting. Makes me rather depressed. Anyway don't really see how this is news worthy. Media must be running out of celebrity gossip. Really?
Yes because in a world where stupidity is the norm I sometimes put my hopes up. Things like this only destroy those hopes.
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damn this kotick guy is going to milk us more since he lost a few thousand bucks.
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tl;dr: don't fuck with your lawyer.
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This isn't really news. We already know how Bob treats his employees and many of you should actually read the article before typing anything.
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On August 04 2010 00:08 FireGuyX wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2010 23:56 Numy wrote:
Why don't people read the article before commenting. Makes me rather depressed. Anyway don't really see how this is news worthy. Media must be running out of celebrity gossip. Really?
He was probably overreacting but yes it is fucking annoying when 90% of the people including OP didn't even read the article..
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