Motif Esports Disbands After Sexual Harassment Allegations feat. Cecilia Ciocchetti, Joanne, and Rebecca
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Motif Esports, a U.K. based esports organization has completely disbanded, deleting its website and Twitter profiles in the process. Two members of its all-female VALORANT team alleged to have experienced both racism and sexual harassment when competing in VCT Game Changers. The team's former captain, Joanne Rae, shared a Twitlonger detailing a toxic work environment and alleged that founder Jack "Jaws" Willis sexually harassed her. Her teammate, Barbora "Rebecca" Řezáčová. claimed there was "a lot of racism towards non-UK players," including towards Czech and Turkish players. Mercy, a Turkish player, had to deal with targeted racism. This week, Imad is joined by freelancer Cecilia Ciocchetti, who reported the story for Dot Esports, as well as former Motif players Joanne and Rebecca.
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