In 2019, attractive anime voice actor Vic Mignogna, accused of sexual harassment by several parties, filed a defamation lawsuit against former owner Funimation and several other voice actors. The court ruled against him in October of that year, prompting him to file an appeal. Yesterday, he not only failed to appeal on all charges but could also be ordered to pay additional court costs to the defendants under his suit.
The Court of Appeals in the Second District of Appeal of Texas found that Mignogna had not provided sufficient evidence to prove that some of the claims against him were false or that any of the claims were made with malice. According to the court’s decision, Mignogna will not only be responsible for paying the fees related to her appeal, but will also likely have to pay additional attorneys’ fees for fellow voice actor Monica Rial and her fiancé. Teacher.e Ronald Toye. Court send Mignogna’s lawsuit back to the lower court to give him the higher, more appropriate attorney’s fees he had to pay, in part because Rial and Toye’s legal representation costs exceeded the ~$125,000 that the court’s earlier decision awarded to the pair pair.
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In addition to voicing Edward Elric in Fullmetal AlchemistMignogna is a famous voice actor behind the English dub of Broly in seven dragon pearls and Junpei in Persona 3. When Dragon Ball Super: Broly was doing rounds in the theatrical release in the US back in 2019, stories began to spread from the many fans who had met Mignogna over the years regarding sexual harassment and other inappropriate interactions.
The voice actors are in tune with their own stories. In one Posts on Twitter, DBZ voice actress Monica Rial attested accusations from other voice actors against Mignogna details the same interactions, does not suit him.
Mignogna denies the claims against him in a lengthy Twitter post in January 2019 before filing a defamation lawsuit against Funimation, Rial, Toye and voice actress Jamie Marchi in April. Later that year, Texas District Judge John Chupp refute Mignogna .’s 17 defamatory claims, prompting Mignogna to file an appeal a few weeks later. Now he also lost the case and the court can increase the amount he has to pay Rial and Toye.
When news broke about the allegations against Mignogna, comic convention, Funimationand Rooster teeth Both cut ties with the voice actor. Mignogna was also replaced as Broly – a character he voiced for 16 years – the voice actor in Dragon Ball FighterZwith Bleach Voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch stepped into the role. For detailed information on Mignogna’s lawsuit, you can read r / AnimeDubs topic subreddit.
