I thought that as a creative, he would understand. 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 feel the need to defend myself and my reputation in the industry.Īs I posted on part three of my video thread, I explained that their first offer was too low. It has come to my attention that some people are calling me a liar and golddigger. Whichever side you choose to take, just remember to please always keep things civil.
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I was just asking for a fair, living wage in line with the value that I bring to this game.”Ĭheck out Hellena Taylor’s full response below. In a thread posted to her personal Twitter account on Monday, Taylor went on to say that Bloomberg’s reported $4,000 for 5 sessions offer is a “total fabrication,” and that she never asked for $250,000 as rumored. Taylor claims she was later offered a $4000 flat fee to voice a cameo in the game, but she turned down that offer as well. After turning down the role, the voice of Bayonetta was recast to Jennifer Hale. It goes without saying that this is a major contradiction. She now says PlatinumGames’ initial offer was $10,000, with that number being pushed up to $15,000 after consulting with Hideki Kamiya. Hellena Taylor has now responded to the report from Bloomberg, seemingly creating an even bigger mess for herself in the process. Since then however, a report from Bloomberg has suggested that there may be more to the story than we thought. Taylor has since disputed this report, saying it was not true.Last week, the original voice actress for Bayonetta, Hellena Taylor, claimed she was only offered $4k to reprise her role in Bayonetta 3, proposing a widespread boycott for the upcoming PlatinumGames developed threequel. When the decision was made to replace her as Bayonetta, an offer was apparently made to have her make a cameo with one session's pay, but that offer was thought to have been not accepted. However, in a report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier he claims to have seen evidence suggesting PlatinumGames offered her $3,000-$4,000 per session in line with SAG-AFTRA union rate and that she rejected the offer, requesting a six-figure payment as well as royalties. She stated that this was well below the living wage and urged fans to boycott the game and donate to charity.
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In a series of videos on Twitter, Taylor alleged that developer PlatinumGames only offered her $4,000 in total across five different sessions. Related: Crunchyroll's Mob Psycho 100 season 3 controversy explained Hear ye! #PlatinumGames #Nintendo #Bayonetta #Bayonetta3 #Bayonutters #Boycott #NintendoEurope #NintendoAmerica #NintendoJapan /h9lwiX2bBt- Hellena Taylor October 15, 2022 Hellena Taylor previously provided the voice of Bayonetta in the series of action-adventure games, but veteran voice actor Jennifer Hale has taken over for the upcoming Bayonetta 3.įriends, Worldlings, Bayonutters.
Original story (October 23): Bayonetta 3's pre-release discussion has been overshadowed by controversy surrounding the voice of its titular character. I have drummed up interest in this game ever since I started on Twitter in 2011."īloomberg's Jason Schreier, who had previously claimed to have seen evidence disproving Taylor's initial comments, responded on Twitter: "Former Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor now confirms my reporting that she was offered at least $15,000 and that the final offer was for a cameo, despite the claims in a video that went viral last week." "I was paid a shockingly low total of £3,000 total for the first game. I was just asking for a fair, living wage in line with the value that I bring to this game," Taylor added.
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