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Sony’s Bungie Video Game Unit Sued by Top Director Who Was Fired Earlier This Year

Christopher Barrett was a top executive at Bungie until he was suddenly fired earlier this year after he was accused of misconduct.

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A former top executive with Sony Group Corp.’s Bungie video-game studio sued his former employers, claiming they destroyed his reputation by insinuating he had engaged in sexual misconduct and fired him to avoid paying him the nearly $50 million he was contractually owed.

In a lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court on Thursday, Christopher Barrett’s lawyers claim his dismissal earlier this year was “textbook scapegoating.”