March 29, 2023

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Activision severs links with Call of Duty Ghost voice actor following misogynistic comments

Activision has cut ties with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Ghost voice actor Jeff Leach following the dissemination of a video that compiles his misogynist comments.

The montage – which was shared online by streamers hitting back at Leach’s derogatory statements – is described as containing “serious personalised intrusive sexism” and shows Leach using sexually explicit and aggressive language as well as personal insults.

“In 2021, misogyny has no place,” states a caption on the video. “Yet female gamers regularly experience sexist abuse” and goes on to suggest that as Leach remains, at the time of writing, a Facebook Gaming partner, “doesn’t that mean by affiliation Facebook is okay with what’s being said?”

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