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Anime voice actor Vic Mignogna loses big as judge drops final claims that Dallas-area studio and colleagues defamed him

Vic Mignogna's Civil Case Against Funimation, Voice Actress Monica Rial, Ron Toye Dismissed

When a defendant successfully invokes the TCPA during a lawsuit, the plaintiff must pay court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses resulting from defending against the lawsuit. The court must also issue a fine to the plaintiff that is "sufficient to deter the party who brought the legal action from bringing similar actions..."

The defendants will be able to submit evidence to the court to support claims for attorney fees, costs, and other expenses and an appropriate sanction against Mignogna within the next 30 days.

Just what I expect.  Mediations would fail, and the judge would dismiss everything. 

Mignogna is going to be out big bucks here.  At least half a mil, so I hear.  Probably more since there will be fines "sufficient to deter" similar actions in the future.  Unfortunately, this decision won't  slow all the online drama.  The IstandwithVic crowd are going to keep going off for a while yet.  Which is really kinda of sad.

Mignogna's voice acting career is officially dead at this point.  Who's going to hire him now with both the reputation of an harasser and the reputation of someone who will sue.  But don't despair.  I predict that he will eventually find work in the Christian entertainment industry where he'll portray his situation as Christian persecution and martyrdom.  The Christian entertainment industry loves that kinda of thing, whether it's true or not.