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EG cut ties with GranDGranT after many allegations of sexual harassment

EG cut ties with GranDGranT after many allegations of sexual harassment

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In the past two days, many female figures in the esports world have spoken out about being sexually harassed. One of the alleged names is Dota 2 caster Grant “GranDGranT” Harris. He was accused of sexual harassment by two women. After these allegations were acknowledged by GranDGranT, Evil Geniuses, the organization he is working as a streamer for, decided to cut ties with this caster. EG spoke out on the matter on Twitter.

Grant’s name was mentioned when caster @cofactordstrudel told two stories of sexual harassment at a post-TI7 party. Although both names were not mentioned at first, she later revealed that one of them was GranDGrant. Grant, who had a crush on her at the party, smeared her and refused to let go of his hand.

After revealing, Grand apologized and accepted that he behaved wrong.

However, things did not stop there. Dota 2 coach and analyst Anthony “Scantzor” Hogson spoke about the same things about GranDGrant and the caster hasn’t been criticized for harassing women in the long run. In her statement, Scantzor gave the example of GranDGrant harassing and pushing caster LlamaDownUnder out of the Dota 2 community, to the point that she had to sue Grant.

This statement added fuel to the fire and the comment regarding Grant became a hot topic on Twitter and Reddit, with many condemning the caster’s actions. Faced with great pressure, Grant later apologized for his past behavior and said he would be leaving Dota 2 for a long time, if not forever.

Grant’s dark past was one of the names that came to light. Women in esports are speaking out about these events and many more names to come. Let’s hope that the esports community learns from that and makes esports a warm and welcoming place for female gamers and people in general.


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