Activision Blizzard has terminated its contract with Call of Duty League launcher Philip “Momo” Whitfield after an internal investigation into the messages it had sent to women in the gaming community, it announced Saturday.
“The person I was back then is not the person I am now,” Momo said in a statement. “I am sorry for my immaturity, I am sorry for the explicit content or graphic language I used, I am sorry for any bland humor, and I am sorry for anyone whom I have offended or suffered in any way as a result of my actions.”
The nature of the messages has not been publicly disclosed, but several women have come forward to dispute Momo’s claim that “the generic nature of the complaints is that my messages made recipients feel uncomfortable,” and that the actions and Momo’s words were much more explicit.
Emily-Rose “Emilia” Worrall, a former Call of Duty player for the now-defunct Efficiency Team, presented her story about Momo. “I decided to go ahead with the other group of girls to help them support their case,” she said on Twitter. “Momo basically said that [he] He wanted to sleep with me when I was a minor at the event we met. …
“I’m sure the girls who have had MUCH MUCH worse will speak to evidence very soon. But F — let another abuser try to minimize what they did to OTHER TEN GIRLS in this community.”
Several other women criticized Momo’s alleged minimization of misconduct that led to his dismissal from the Call of Duty League.
Momo has not appeared in the CDL broadcast since week 10 of the game, which ran from June 19 to 21. His dismissal was effective June 30, he said in his statement.
Call of Duty League did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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