Bayonetta 3 voice actress Jennifer Hale has asked fans to be kinder following online abuse.
The furore around the game’s voice actresses has been raised once more after new claims surfaced disputing that original Bayonetta voice actress Hellena Taylor was offered just $4k to work on the third game.
The debate has fired up both passion and negativity on all sides: towards Taylor, Platinum Games, and Hale, who was somewhat unwittingly dragged into the fiasco.
“Finally, I hope that everyone involved may resolve their differences in an amicable and respectful way,” Hale said in a previously tweeted statement.
Now she’s taken to Twitter once more, saying: “There are lessons in this. So many lessons.”
“Let’s just be good to each other. Let’s start there. And sleep. Sleep is nice.”
there are lessons in this.
so many lessons.
let’s just be good to each other.
let’s start there.
and sleep. sleep is nice.
— Jennifer Hale (@jhaletweets) October 19, 2022
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Other voice actors have responded in support, as well as fans apologising.
“Not much good comes from animosity and hate,” said Returnal and Hitman voice actress Jane Perry. “This is a highly unusual opportunity to talk about something that’s not quite right in our industry. I hope it doesn’t get lost in vitriol.”