Sony shares examples of 'sexually charged' texts from former Destiny 2 director who claims Bungie fired him unfairly to avoid paying millions

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A former director of Bungie, Christopher Barrett, sues Sony for breach of contract and defamation after his dismissal, linked to messages deemed inappropriate. Sony has revealed text messages as proof of his behavior, accusing him of harassment. Barrett states that his dismissal aims to avoid a bonus of 45 million dollars. Both parties adopt aggressive tactics, and the outcome of the trial remains uncertain, with precedents of problematic corpor…

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These are the text messages that allegedly got a former Bungie executive fired, according to a court document written by Sony

A lawsuit between Sony and a fired Bungie director is getting messy. Sony have revealed the text messages sent by the former director, which they say are proof of his "predatory behaviour" and justify their decision to dismiss him. Christopher Barrett was removed from his position last year in a dramatic reshuffle and it was later revealed that the reasons included alleged "inappropriate" and "unwanted" messages to female staff at the studio. In…

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Sony dismisses claims it destroyed former director's reputation, alleging he engaged in "consistent misconduct"

Sony has hit back at claims it maligned the reputation of former Marathon reboot director Chris Barrett, purporting its investigations had uncovered "consistent" misconduct wherein he would target a "lower-level, female employee he wasn't working with directly, initially engaged in friendly conversation, and progressively pushed boundaries", "often referenc[ing] his wealth and his ability to advance their careers."

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Sony shares examples of 'sexually charged' texts from former Destiny 2 director who claims Bungie fired him unfairly to avoid paying millions

Christopher Barrett sued Sony in December 2024, saying he was fired after a "sham investigation" because the company didn't want to pay out the $45.5 million remaining on his contract.