ShaggyDawg
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I can actually use Hulk Hogan as a reference in this!
So...around 2012 Gawker released a sex tape of Hulk Hogan that was about 6 years old at the time. Mind you, Hulk hadn't had work with the WWE or TNA for some time in 2014-2015, but WWE brought him back for special appearances and as a host and judge for "Tough Enough", a reality show where they're training people to be wrestlers. Gawker then releases another video where Hogan says "fucking niggers". He is promptly fired from WWE and removed from their Hall of Fame. Removal from the Hall of Fame also negates any WWE Legend contract for any appearance fees. Hogan also had all products with his name removed or removed entirely from shelves. If it wasn't for the lawsuit, Hogan likely would have been bankrupt.
Hogan was rehired by WWE in 2018 after it took Saudi Prince Salman al-Saud requesting his return for a wrestling show (Crown Jewel) and WWE getting a truckload of cash for his appearance from the Saudi government. Fun fact: al-Saud also wanted wrestlers like Yokozuna and Ultimate Warrior to appear, despite the fact that they both had died.
It took three years, millions of dollars, and a fucking HEAD OF STATE to get Hogan a job back in WWE.
Is Salman al-Saud also a huge weeb? If not, it might be quite difficult for Vic to get work in the industry from here on.
Yeah, it's the same with Johnny Depp after his abuse charge. I've said it before on the thread, you've got cucks and SJWs like Mother's Basement who talked shit about Depp online, but not a squeak out of them when it was revealed his wife might've been the abusive one.
So end of the day, the only thing we can do for Vic is give him a buttload of money and a statement from a judge and some detractors saying that they made defamatory statements about him and lied about certain events. It doesn't guarantee him work or anything anymore (unless they include it as a stipulation should Funimation and RT lose or settle) which is just sad.
What's even worse is that we can't petition for them to cast Vic in a role (unless he's already played it before or Toei tells them to recast him eg. Broly) as they can always use the blanket excuse that Vic isn't the right feel/voice they want for the character. I believe it takes a while before these kinds of VAs get work again. (Think @Null mentioned a similar case involving Damian Mills and the old Pokemon James VA during his stream with Nick)