Hitman Developer IO Interactive is distancing itself and the popular franchise from controversial mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor. This follows the recent Irish High Court decision in which a jury found him responsible for sexually assaulting a woman in 2018.
On November 22 A civil jury in Dublin, Ireland, ruled in favor. of a woman who accused the UFC superstar of sexually assaulting her in a hotel room in December 2018. McGregor was not charged with any crime, but a court ruled that the fighter must pay the woman $257,000. dollar in a tweet that has since been deletedMcGregor claims he is appealing the decision. As a result of the ruling, IO Interactive is about to remove UFC fighters from it. Hitman–
on monday IOI issued an official statement on Twitter. announced that it had decided to end Already “collaboration” with McGregor, the UFC fighter has been added as “elusive goal” to Assassin 3 all summer long– His character returned to the game earlier this month.But it will be removed immediately according to IOI’s statement.
“Following the latest court decision regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has decided to terminate cooperation with the athlete. Effective immediately,” IOI Interactive said on social media.
“We take this matter very seriously. The impact of this cannot be ignored, so we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our storefronts starting today.”
This is far from McGregor’s first court appearance, as the fighter has a long history of alleged criminal activity. In 2023, a woman accused the athlete of assaulting her on a yacht last summer. ago and forced her to jump out of the car to escape him. The woman withdrew the lawsuit without specifying reasons. after a brick was thrown through her window and tried to set her car on fire outside her home.
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