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Call of Duty League: CDL caster Momo fired amid sexual abuse allegations

Call of Duty League: CDL caster Momo fired amid sexual abuse allegations

Activision Blizzard has decided to cut ties from Phillip "Momo" Whitfield, caster for the Call of Duty League following charges of sexual harassment after an internal investigation.

Call of Duty League: CDL caster Momo fired amid sexual abuse allegations

After an internal investigation from Activision Blizzard, CDL caster Phillip "Momo" Whitfield has bee fired by the company after several allegations of sexual harassment and abuse have been bought into the spotlight. 

In a post on his Twitter, he announced that he was fired because of old messages he had sent to women among other accusations which point towards sexual assault. Testimonies show that these women felt very uncomfortable with this type of inappropriate sexual behavior. So far, there has been no evidence revealed to the public due to the private nature of the matter and many of the women who stepped forward choosing to remain anonymous.

Former competitive player Kerry "KerrBear" explains on her Twitter that "the testimonies are "disgusting" and that there is a wealth of evidence that points to further inappropriate behaviour from Momo. 

The generic nature of the complaints is that my messages made the recipients feel uncomfortable. To put it bluntly, in my messages, I was ‘trying my luck’ with women who hadn’t invited my attention, and I was being forward when I shouldn’t have been. Some of the exchanges contained sexual content from both sides. I did not believe at the time that I was making the recipients uncomfortable. Had I known this I would not have continued conversing in this way.
Phil "Momo" Whitfield (Source)

The former caster has apologised for his actions and his "immaturity" for some of the messages that he has sent in the past, but according to former player Kerry, there are other allegations that he has yet to take responsibility for. 

The Call of Duty community welcomes all people to share their passion and enjoyment of the game that they love and it is sickening that such a situation has taken place from such a high-profile figure from within the esports scene. 

Jonno Nicholson

Head of Call of Duty & FIFA portals at Millenium US. Call of Duty esports extraordinaire.