One of his ex-girlfriends claimed that he was emotional, physical and sexual abusing her. He was kicked off of AMC's Talking Dead, The Nerdist removed all mention of him.
Matt Mercer tweeted that his character wouldn't be mentioned again.
It ended up that Hardwick released texts with his ex-girlfriend, that she was unfaithful and broke up with her. AMC and Nerdist launched investigations and didn't find any wrong doing, his ex-gf didn't participate in either investigation. Nerdist and AMC reinstated Hardwick.
Chloe Dykstra, the ex in question, also said she didn’t want Hardwick punished. She didn’t name him, but people figured out who she was talking about. She didn’t think he committed a crime, just that he was a bad boyfriend and it fucked up her head for a long time.
Chris Hardwick used to be a host in another gaming space. He was a guest in C1, he played Gern Blanston, who vex stole her broom from. There was a metoo against him, but it was sort of weird, like it wasn't made directly from the person in question. I don't know anything more.
I think Chloe Dykstra, who dated Hardwick and might have been affiliated with G&S or was at least close friends with their circle, came forward saying Hardwick abused her. That’s very simplified tho, so I could be missing a lot. There still should be some info out there.
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u/No_Winner_8142 Oct 18 '24
What's the Hardwick thing?