Gearbox confirms that Chris Hardwick will resume his former role in Borderlands 3

Nérdist founder and animator Chris Hardwick will appear in Borderlands 3despite accusations of abuse against him last year. Gearbox confirmed to The edge that Hardwick would return to the voice of Vaughn, a character introduced into Telltale Borderlands Tales. A spokesman declined to comment further on the company's decision to do so. "We have no comments yet on the process of its integration," the spokesman said.

In 2018, actress Chloe Dykstra published an article on Medium detailing allegations of sexual and emotional abuse against an old boyfriend. She does not call him, but it is believed that it is Hardwick. After the charges, Nerdist removed Hardwick's name and publications from the site. many writers have also publicly denounced it. Hardwick – who appears on AMC as a host of shows after such as Speek badly (for breaking Bad) Saul who speaks (for You better call Saul) Speaking Preacher (for Preacher) and Speak dead (for The dead who walk) – was removed from the San Diego Comic-Con panels shortly thereafter. AMC drew his show, Speak with Chris Hardwick.

Following an internal investigation by Nerdist, the name of Hardwick was subsequently returned to the site (although the About page was updated again with no mention of its founding role). A follow-up statement from site staff adds that Hardwick's role as Founder is "factually accurate" and that her statement "does not result in any change in our continued support to women and victims, nor our business relationships. Hardwick, which ended in 2017. "Hardwick was also reinstated at the same time Speak dead and Speak with Chris Hardwick As a result of what AMC called a "comprehensive evaluation". At the time, Ms. Dykstra stated that she "had chosen not to participate in the investigation of the person I spoke to".

On May 29, Dykstra tweeted about the inclusion of Hardwick in the next Borderlands. "I hate to say that as a big fan of Gearbox games and (mostly) developers working on it," she tweeted. "After having a personal / working relationship with the company, it's hard for me to support the franchise."