https://wccftech.com/activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-aware-harassment-verbal-abuse/

Activision Blizzard has been engulfed in turmoil following an explosive discrimination lawsuit filed earlier this year against the mega publisher, and according to an extensive report from the Wall Street Journal, the rot goes right to the top. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has attempted to separate himself from this ongoing story, promising action and forgoing most of his salary and bonuses until progress is made, but according to WSJ Kotick not only knew about the harassment endemic at the company, but made efforts to conceal incidents and shield some perpetrators.

Per the WSJ, Kotick was made aware of a complaint from a woman at Sledgehammer who claimed she was raped by her supervisor in 2016 and 2017 at alcohol-fuelled company events. Activision did take action against the supervisor and reached an out-of-court settlement with the woman, but Kotick kept details of the incident from the Activision Blizzard board of directors. It’s also alleged that Treyarch co-head Dan Bunting was accused of sexual harassment in 2017 at another boozy company event. An internal investigation recommended he be fired, but Kotick stepped in and allowed him to remain at his job.