In 2021, video game writer Chris Avellone sued two women who had accused him of sexual misconduct for libel. Today, Avellone has published a joint statement with those two women announcing a settlement of the lawsuit.
The specific terms of the settlement are confidential, but they include a "seven-figure payment" to Avellone, and a joint statement from the two women, Karissa Barrows and Kelly Rae Bristol, saying that "Mr. Avellone never sexually abused either of us." The statement was published in full on Avellone's Medium blog.
