Voice actor Vic Mignognia, best known for his role as Broly in the Dragonball series, has filed a lawsuit against Funimation and several of his colleagues for a million dollars following accusations of sexual misconduct.
In January this year, following the release of the new Dragon Ball movie Dragon Ball Super: Broly, a number of accusations emerged from fellow voice actors of misconduct, including sexual harassment, that Mignognia had engaged in on several occassions. Due to public outcry, and internal investigations by both Rooster Teeth and Funimation Mignognia was removed from a number of projects.
Despite these claims he has been vocal about his innocence, denying that he ever engaged in any such activity. He has been supported online by a contingent of loyal fans, who have gone out of their way to attack Funimation, as well as voice actors such as Monica Rial, Ronald Toye, and Jamie Marchi, all of whom voiced allegations against Mignognina, and are named in his lawsuit.
In the lawsuit, Mignognia claims that these actors 'directly interfered' in his business affairs, and claims that all the statements made against him have been false.
'The repeated attention that Monica, Jamie, and even Funimation's agents, employees or business partners, gave Hanleia's and Marzgul's accusations caused their twitter to 'go viral',' his lawsuit stated.
The news of this lawsuit is sure to stir further drama online in the Dragon Ball community, which has divided into clear camps of those who believe the victim's accusations, and those who support Mignognia. This debate has become incredibly heated, and has become something of a toxic stain on the Dragon Ball fandom.
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