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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Alex Hern

Bayonetta actor asks fans to boycott video game over pay row

Bayonetta
Hellena Taylor voiced the first two Bayonetta games, but has been replaced in the forthcoming third release. Photograph: Nintendo

The English actor who stars in the hit Bayonetta video game series has asked fans not to buy the latest release in the franchise, after revealing that she was offered just $4,000 (£3,500) to reprise the role.

In an emotional series of videos posted to social media, Hellena Taylor, who voiced the title character of Bayonetta,said she had been replaced in the forthcoming third game in the series because she the proposed fee was an “insult”.

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