{"id":812380,"date":"2024-12-16T22:22:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/conor-mcgregor-removed-from-hitman-video-game-after-being-found-liable-in-sexual-assault-verdict\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T22:22:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:22:55","slug":"conor-mcgregor-removed-from-hitman-video-game-after-being-found-liable-in-sexual-assault-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/conor-mcgregor-removed-from-hitman-video-game-after-being-found-liable-in-sexual-assault-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor removed from Hitman video game after being found liable in sexual assault verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Conor McGregor<\/a>\u2019s legal issues have cost him at least one business opportunity.<\/p>\n

The UFC star was recently found liable for a 2018 sexual assault<\/a>, in which he was accused of forcing the victim Nikita Hand to have sex with him against her will, which resulted in Hand suffering numerous injuries. A High Court jury in Dublin, Ireland, ruled in favor of Hand and McGregor must now pay her over $250,000 in damages.<\/p>\n

McGregor continues to vehemently deny Hand\u2019s claims<\/a>, tweeting (and deleting) a statement in which he said he would appeal the verdict. That matters little to video game developer IO Interactive, who announced Monday that all McGregor content will be removed from its Hitman: World of Assassination<\/em> release.<\/p>\n

See IO Interactive\u2019s statement below.<\/p>\n

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In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately. We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. Consequently, we will begin removing all\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 HITMAN (@Hitman) November 25, 2024<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIn light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately,\u201d the company wrote. \u201cWe take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. Consequently, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our storefronts starting today.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the game, McGregor\u2019s likeness was used for the character of The Disruptor<\/em>, a martial arts star that becomes a target of the Hitman<\/em> franchise\u2019s protagonist, Agent 47.<\/p>\n

Watch a clip of McGregor\u2019s appearance in the game below.<\/p>\n

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