Add in a good number of viewers who might stop watching altogether, and this may change the future of Smash as an esport.Īt the time of writing, nothing is known about where the allegations have gone. With Smash seen as the younger brother to the greater Fighting Game Community, some worry about reputation makes sense. Some within the community worry about how this will further affect the reputation of the Melee scene to outsiders. Most have fueled a public debate about the toxicity of the greater Smash community and the safety of women within. The Smash scene has had various allegations of sexual assault in the past year. Some popular voices are even avoiding the topic altogether with hashtags like #juiceoverdrama. What conversation there is tends to be vague and roundabout. Little discussion has been had on the topic itself. Though, Reddit threads and Melee Hell pictures have begun to circulate. Given how quick the original accusation was closed off, many might not have heard it. Since the accusations have come forward, a community wide silence has become prevalent. Rumors have also circulated in the past about Lauren being involved in altercations. His mother has defended him over Twitter, and has thanked his fans for sticking with him. Also at the time of writing, Mang0 has made no public statement on the matter. At the time of writing, her Twitter account has become protected. She claimed that she has tried to keep it quiet to keep from disturbing the greater Melee scene. She claimed that this was an issue that is long term and ongoing. On the night of September 19th, his girlfriend, Lauren, accused Mang0 of domestic violence and cheating on Twitter. So, I am publishing the full, unedited document on my personal site. Since then, nothing has happened or come forth. So, I sent it to several teams of journalists. I agreed that we should not have published it, and commend my editor for seeing that. My editor told me that our site could not publish it because of how much speculation there was.
On the night of September 20th, I wrote the article below. This may be one of my more moronic moments. Given that I still get a couple dozen viewers of this article each week, I feel like I really ought to emphasize that. While I respect the PR angle they were taking, my principles as a journalist dictates that events of some importance ought to be documented and available for readers to come to their own conclusion. Yet, at the time, none of the publishers I was working with wanted to run the story, as they saw it too negative a press piece to run. I wrote this article just to make sure the salient points of this event where noted and documented. I do not believe that Mang0 is an abuser, nor that his relationship with Lauren was a toxic one. Joseph “Mang0” Marquez Accused of Domestic ViolenceĪuthor’s Note(): I’ve noticed that traffic to this particular article continues to flow in, and I thought I’d give some retrospective thoughts to let people know the purpose behind keeping this article up.
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