Hellena Taylor is a well-known voice actor. She was born on January 24, 1969, in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. The actress is best known for her work in ‘Bayonetta‘ (2009), ‘Bayonetta 2‘ (2014), and ‘The Sweetest Thing’ (2002).
Although people totally loved her work in the last movies in the Bayonetta series she won’t be returning. Hellena Taylor won’t be reprising her role in ‘Bayonetta 3‘. She shared various videos on Twitter explaining her case. Here is the reason why.
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Why Did Taylor Quit?
Hellen was only offered $4,000 as payment for the voice acting in the game despite the company being very successful. Tayor felt extremely undignified and shared various videos to explain her situation. “The Bayonetta franchise made an approximated $450 million, and that’s not including merchandise,” Taylor began. “As an actor, I trained for a total of seven and a half years – three years at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Lambda with voice coach Barbara Berkery, and four and a half years with the legendary Larry Moss in Los Angeles. And what did they think this was worth? What did they offer to pay me? The final offer to do the whole game as a buyout, flat rate, was $4,000 USD.”
“This is an insult to me. The amount of time I took to work on my talent, and everything that I have given to this game and to the fans. I am asking the fans to boycott this game and instead spend the money that you would have spent on this game donating to charity. I didn’t ask for too much, was just asking for a decent, dignified, living wage. What they did was legal, but it was immoral.”
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Hellena Taylor Pleaded For Boycotting The Game
“I understand that boycotting this game is a personal choice and there are those that won’t, and that’s fine. But, if you are someone who cares about people, who cares about the world around you, who cares about who gets hurt with these financial decisions, then I urge you to boycott this game,” Taylor said. “I decided to do it to stand up in solidarity with people all over the world who do not get paid properly for their talents.“
“Fat cats cream off the top and leave us the rotten crumbs. You know, in England right now, there are nurses going to food banks to feed their children. This is not right, this is not acceptable. It impacts mental health. Because of it, I suffered from depression and anxiety. I worried that I was going to be on the streets. That terrified me so much that once, I was suicidal.”
“I am not afraid of the non-disclosure agreement, I can’t even afford to run a car. What are they going to do, take my clothes? Good luck to them. Bayonetta always stands up for those with less power and stands up for what’s right, and in doing this, you stand with her.”
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