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Former Marathon director settles lawsuit against Sony and Bungie, following his firing over alleged inappropriate messages to female staff
Former Marathon director Christopher Barrett has settled his lawsuit against Sony and Bungie. He filed the lawsuit against the studio after a quiet departure which was confirmed in March 2024. Bloomberg reported in August 2024 that Barrett had been fired after he was accused by several female Bungie staff of inappropriate behaviour. Barrett subsequently sued Sony and Bungie for breach of contract and defamation, claiming that the real reason he was fired was to prevent him being paid a bonus of over 45 million, with the suit seeing Sony reveal some of the inappropriate text messages Barret allegedly sent to staff. Read more
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NDTV
· Jun 26, 2026
Former Executive Sues Meta Over Attempts To 'Silence' Her Memoir 'Careless People'
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· Jul 1, 2026
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Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy requiring journalists to be accompanied by an escort
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Editor's note: NPR retracts story
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· Jul 7, 2026
Prosecution: We ‘scored points’ by presenting Sara Duterte videos during trial
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