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NEWS: Funimation Files Motion to Recover Attorney's Fees for Vic Mignogna's Lawsuit

getchman wrote:

I saw a brief clip, and he said something about hugs being under attack and no longer being allowed. Said that like he has no idea what consent is

Was that the one he had in New York? the one at a basement two or three blocks away from Anime New York or a Comic Con NY

In that video he claims he's only in trouble for giving people a hug, when they did't want it "sob sob" his tears are as fake there as they were back in Jan.

Liberty City Anime Con, I believe, back in August. He was in our (I’m on staff at that con) old hotel in Times Square, the Marriott Marquis, while our con was going on. He was a guest last year at the con before all this blew up (and wasn’t removed from our website as a returning guest even though he hadn’t been invited because of shenanigans involving our con owner).

And apparently the hotel stuffed him in their smallest ballroom (which possibly was about the same size as our current hotel’s standard conference room), and he wouldn’t announce where he was going to be until day of because of the backlash and all that.

He put his house in a trust? What a coward.

ranran-001 wrote:

getchman wrote: I saw a brief clip, and he said something about hugs being under attack and no longer being allowed. Said that like he has no idea what consent is Was that the one he had in New York? the one at a basement two or three blocks away from Anime New York or a Comic Con NY In that video he claims he's only in trouble for giving people a hug, when they did't want it "sob sob" his tears are as fake there as they were back in Jan.

Liberty City Anime Con, I believe, back in August. He was in our (I’m on staff at that con) old hotel in Times Square, the Marriott Marquis, while our con was going on. He was a guest last year at the con before all this blew up (and wasn’t removed from our website as a returning guest even though he hadn’t been invited because of shenanigans involving our con owner).

And apparently the hotel stuffed him in their smallest ballroom (which possibly was about the same size as our current hotel’s standard conference room), and he wouldn’t announce where he was going to be until day of because of the backlash and all that.

The video is up somewhere on YouTube, and yeah, your description of the panel is pretty accurate and shows that he isn’t contrite at all.

getchman wrote:

I saw a brief clip, and he said something about hugs being under attack and no longer being allowed. Said that like he has no idea what consent is

Was that the one he had in New York? the one at a basement two or three blocks away from Anime New York or a Comic Con NY

GhostStalkerSA wrote:

Liberty City Anime Con, I believe, back in August. He was in our (I’m on staff at that con) old hotel in Times Square, the Marriott Marquis, while our con was going on. He was a guest last year at the con before all this blew up (and wasn’t removed from our website as a returning guest even though he hadn’t been invited because of shenanigans involving our con owner). And apparently the hotel stuffed him in their smallest ballroom (which possibly was about the same size as our current hotel’s standard conference room), and he wouldn’t announce where he was going to be until day of because of the backlash and all that.

Sorry, but I'm really confused - was he invited and at the Con or not? Did he actually hire his own conference room in a different hotel from where the Con was? Or did the Con invite him and then shunt him off to a different hotel? Were the shenanigans of the owner why he wasn't invited back, or why he was still on the website? Did being still on the website imply an invitation and so you had to host him?

Aresef wrote:

He put his house in a trust? What a coward.

Yup, here is the link

https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1192210877208023046

It's up in the air if this attempt is going to work. It might not.

ranran-001 wrote:

Aresef wrote: He put his house in a trust? What a coward. Yup, here is the link https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1192210877208023046 It's up in the air if this attempt is going to work. It might not.

That's interesting. I do wonder if something can be done about that. At the very least, I would expect the defendants to try if Vic file for bankruptcy since the timing is incredibly suspicious. The writing was on the wall for his case at that point, so it is awfully convenient that ownership of a major asset of his changed then.

Possible, but no clue. What's interesting is that my understanding from TX lawyers was/is that Vig's home was protected from seizure under the TX homestead exemption. But now that it's in a trust, it may not be

Still protected if the Trust has the right words. But transfers made after a suit is filed are expressly suspect as being fraudulent, and attachment is a remedy... so, it’s possible that the house is protected but still attachable or mom can be held liable as a insider if not.

Greed1914 wrote:

ranran-001 wrote: Aresef wrote: He put his house in a trust? What a coward. Yup, here is the link https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1192210877208023046 It's up in the air if this attempt is going to work. It might not. That's interesting. I do wonder if something can be done about that. At the very least, I would expect the defendants to try if Vic file for bankruptcy since the timing is incredibly suspicious. The writing was on the wall for his case at that point, so it is awfully convenient that ownership of a major asset of his changed then.

Early analysis from the lawyers are suggesting Vic's hide the house attempt might not be successful. Or at the very least, but him into more financial peril.

https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1192269933016756225

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Possible, but no clue. What's interesting is that my understanding from TX lawyers was/is that Vig's home was protected from seizure under the TX homestead exemption. But now that it's in a trust, it may not be

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Still protected if the Trust has the right words. But transfers made after a suit is filed are expressly suspect as being fraudulent, and attachment is a remedy... so, it’s possible that the house is protected but still attachable or mom can be held liable as a insider if not.

That makes me wonder if Beard has somehow opened himself up for the judgement as well by participating in this.

So this is how justice dies

The update is a bit confusing. What´s the roundabout total now?

I apologize if this is off topic; but I wanted to add to thing regarding Vic and LCAC.

To my understanding regarding the whole Vic/Liberty City Anime Con 2019 situation:

My people became aware that Vic was 'a guest' at LCAC on/around July 10. The con sent out an email advising that the con's first draft schedule was on the LCAC website. Vic was listed as a guest, and he had various panels/autograph sessions throughout that weekend. A day later/not too long after, any reference of Vic was removed from the website and the con schedule. On the LCAC Facebook page a day later, they posted a picture/statement which said "Please keep an eye on our guest page, as guest appearances may be subject to change. We apologize to everyone, and we will say no more on the subject. Liberty City Anime Con is about bringing anime fans together and sharing Japanese anime and culture; we hope that you will continue to support this mission." Vic was never specifically mentioned by name; but some people knew/questioned the 'change.' To my knowledge, there was never any formal announcement on the LCAC website and/or Facebook prior to 7/10 that Vic was a guest. Someone posted on Twitter (https://twitter.com/imsupergirl11/status/1145432489667813382?lang=en) on 6/30 that it was 'confirmed' that Vic would be at LCAC. It's likely LCAC got some sort of backlash~reaction once the initial schedule was released/word that Vic was a guest was out there, which resulted in 'any trace' of Vic being removed.

In the meantime; some entity/organization started to advertise that Vic was going to appear in NYC on Saturday 8/10 (Liberty City was 8/9 to 8/11) at the Open Jar Studio. What happened is that some one complained to Open Jar about Vic (or something); the effect was that Open Jar wouldn't allow Vic to appear at their venue (i.e. got Vic booted); which resulted those who arranged to have Vic at NYC/to make an appearance to find another venue quickly... but they waited until the last possible minute (I believe Friday 8/9) to announce the new venue and hours to prevent Vic from getting cancelled/booted from another venue (i.e. after business hours for a hotel/venue that handles booking of spaces)... thus his appearance at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, for more hours than what he would have originally done for at Open Jar. It was mentioned that those with a LCAC badge would get an autograph for free. Also, I believe LCAC themselves mentioned Vic's appearance in NYC as well.