Overview
- Speaking at MCM Comic Con London in an interview with GAMINGbible, Hale said she would love to play Bayonetta again.
- She described feeling thrown under the bus and said she was bound by two NDAs that initially prevented her from addressing claims about the recast.
- Hale said some assertions presented as facts were false and noted she vetted the role carefully and trusted the director before auditioning.
- After Hellena Taylor urged a boycott and claimed a $4,000 offer, subsequent reporting indicated higher offers and said the $4,000 figure related to a one-session cameo; Taylor later acknowledged a $50,000 offer.
- PlatinumGames publicly backed Hale, the backlash and harassment receded over time, and series creator Hideki Kamiya said he had locked social accounts after being flooded with abusive messages.