Bayonetta 3\u2019s new voice actor responds to drama and boycott NintendoJennifer Hale, the new lead voice actor in Bayonetta 3, has addressed the previous actor\u2019s call for a fan boycott. Over the weekend, Bayonetta\u2019s longtime voice actor, Hellena Taylor, spoke out about why she didn\u2019t reprise her role for the third game. Taylor claimed she\u2019d received a lowball offer of just $4,000 for the entire project. \u201cI was just asking for a decent, dignified, livable wage,\u201d the actor said of the circumstances. In addition, Taylor asked that fans boycott Bayonetta 3\u2019s imminent release, telling her followers to instead put their money towards charity. The new Bayonetta 3 voice actor speaks out amid controversy Today, the new voice of Bayonetta, Jennifer Hale, addressed the situation to the best of her abilities. While Hale remains under NDA, she shared a message on Twitter that opens with the following, \u201c\u2026I support every actor\u2019s right to be paid well and have advocated consistently for this for years.\u201d With respect to the call for a boycott, Hale added that she hopes audiences will keep an open mind about the game, especially since a dedicated team of people contributed to Bayonetta 3\u2019s creation. The Bayonetta 3 actor closed the message by expressing her hope that all parties can \u201cresolve their differences in an amicable and respectful way.\u201d It\u2019s easy to understand Hale\u2019s reticence on the matter, given her contractual obligations. Still, as a respected voice in the community, many will undoubtedly appreciate the grace with which she delivered her statement. Series creator Hideki Kamiya spoke out following Hellena Taylor\u2019s statement, as well. His comments incited outrage, which, in turn, resulted in him blocking a slew of Twitter users. Twitter limited his account for a time following the blocking spree, though he\u2019s since returned to the platform. Bayonetta 3 hits Nintendo Switch on Friday, October 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bayonetta 3\u2019s new voice actor responds to drama and boycott NintendoJennifer Hale, the new lead voice actor in Bayonetta 3, has addressed the previous actor\u2019s call for a fan boycott. Over the weekend, Bayonetta\u2019s longtime voice actor, Hellena Taylor, spoke out about why she didn\u2019t reprise her role for the third game. Taylor claimed she\u2019d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78883\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}