{"id":106336,"date":"2022-10-24T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bayonettas-original-voice-actor-disputes-claims-says-she-only-asked-for-a-fair-living-wage\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T07:44:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T07:44:00","slug":"bayonettas-original-voice-actor-disputes-claims-says-she-only-asked-for-a-fair-living-wage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bayonettas-original-voice-actor-disputes-claims-says-she-only-asked-for-a-fair-living-wage\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayonetta’s Original Voice Actor Disputes Claims, Says She Only Asked For ‘A Fair, Living Wage’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hellena Taylor, the original voice actor for PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta and one of the parties at the center of a prolonged and messy public dispute over casting and wages<\/span>has tonight issued a new statement addressing that have been made against her over the past week.<\/p>\n

The saga, which has seen claims of underpayment made, voice actors abused and a prominent developer temporarily disappear from Twitter<\/span>began when Taylor made a series of recent videos in which she accused PlatinumGames of offering every moment insultingly-low share offer to reprise her role as bayonet <\/em>for the upcoming third game. <\/p>\n

The role was subsequently given to Jennifer Hale\u2014who has issued her own statements<\/span>\u2014while a Bloomberg <\/em>report <\/span>said PlatinumGames had originally offered to share Taylor somewhere between $3,000 and $4,000 per four-hour session for at least five recording sessions, for a total of at least $15,000. It’s then said that when Taylor instead asked for a \u201csix-figure sum\u201d to voice the character, negotiations broke down. <\/p>\n

Tonight, Taylor wrote a series of Tweets disputing some of the figures in these reports<\/a><\/span>saying:<\/p>\n

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It has come to my attention that some people are calling me a liar and golddigger. I feel the need to defend myself and my reputation in the industry. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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As I posted on part three of my video thread. I explained that their first offer was too low. That offer was 10,000 dollars total. Remember, this is 450 million dollar franchise, (not counting merchandise.) I then wrote in Japanese to Hideki Kamiya, asking for what I was worth I thought that as a creative, he would understand. He replied saying how much he valued my contribution to the game and how much the fans wanted me to voice the game. I was then offered an extra 5,0000! [Note<\/strong>: it appears this is a typo, and that Taylor means 5,000]<\/p>\n

So, I declined to voice the game. I then heard nothing from them for 11 months. They then offered me a flat fee to voice some lines for 4,000 dollars. Any other lies, such as 4,000 for 5 sessions are total fabrications.<\/p>\n

There were not \u201cextensive negotiations.\u201d I’ve also been informed of dollars of ridiculous fictions, such as I asked for 250,000. I am a team player. I was just asking for a fair, living wage in line with the value that I bring to this game.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I was paid a shockingly low total of \u00a33000 total for the first game. A little more for the second. I wanted to voice her. I have drummed up interest in this game ever since I started on Twitter in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n