Call of Duty maker hit with explosive sex harassment lawsuit over alleged frat boy workplace

A former female employee of gaming giant Activision Blizzard filed an explosive sexual harassment lawsuit accusing the California-based “Call of Duty” creator of a “frat boy” workplace where male employees sexually harassed her, inappropriately touched her and watched pornography at work.The unidentified former staffer, who worked in the company’s sound department for 14 years beginning in 2009, alleged that one co-worker even attempted to rape her after bringing her to his apartment.One co-worker, she claimed, brought her to his apartment where he repeatedly touched her leg and “blocked her exit, threaten[ing] her with physical violence and attempted to rape her.” He demanded dates, spread sexual rumors and called her gender-specific slurs in front of other male co-workers, she said.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story She accused around 10 men at the company of subjecting her to sexual harassment, inappropriate touching, assault and other misconduct.Another man “repeatedly sexually harassed” her, according to the lawsuit, over five years.He allegedly told her she would “be risking her career if she reported him.”Blizzard’s audio director also “repeatedly touched” her leg “in a sexual manner without her permission” and allegedly “sabotaged” her work in retaliation when she rejected him, the allegations said.She complained that reports to higher-ups allegedly went nowhere and that no corrective action was ever taken.As a result of the alleged toxic workplace culture, the plaintiff said she suffered from depression “and was required to seek ongoing psychiatric care” before being discharged in April 2024.An Activision Blizzard spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times that the company took the allegations in the Los Angeles Supe...