Community Manager Fired After Calling Donald Sterling 'A Victim' [UPDATE]
By Alex Chen | January 01, 0001
Game studio Turtle Rock (Left 4 Dead, Evolve) has let go of their community manager following u31.com เข้าสู่ระบบ a u31 ทางเข้า controversial tweet in which he called disgraced L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling “a victim” who “has the right as an American to be an old bigot in the security of his own home.”(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Sterling, who has owned the Clippers for 30 years, was banned from the National Basketball Aassociation this week following a series of racist comments he made in audio tape obtained by TMZ and our sister site Deadspin. As a result of what became one of the week’s biggest national news stories, the NBA plans to force Sterling to sell the team. Yesterday, Turtle Rock community manager Josh Olin tweeted the following: Fans immediately criticized the comments, and this afternoon, the Turtle Rock Twitter account apologized, calling Olin a “former community manager” in their tweets. The comments made by our former community manager stand in stark contrast to our values as a game development studio. <1/2> — Turtle Rock Studios (@TurtleRock) May 1, 2014 We sincerely apologize for his remarks and in no way endorse or support those views. <2/2> — Turtle Rock Studios (@TurtleRock) May 1, 2014 Olin also confirmed what had happened, calling the incident “very poorly handled by malleable management” in a tweet this afternoon: @DalekonDrugs @TurtleRock I'd still recommend buying the game, it'll be a good one. But yes, very poorly handled by malleable management. — Josh Olin (@JD_2020) May 1, 2014 UPDATE (7:36pm): A representative for Turtle Rock declined to comment. When reached by Kotaku, Olin sent over a statement: Anyone who follows me knows my tweets were not in support of Sterling’s actions.