Vic Mignogna’s Suit Against Jamie Marchi Dismissed
The ongoing saga of Vic Mignogna’s defamation lawsuit against Funimation, Jamie Marchi, Monica Rial, and Rial’s fiance Ronald Toye came
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Convention News
In depth reporting on issues and news within the Midwestern, North American, and (occasionally) World Convention Scene.
Nine Hospitalized at Hotel Adjacent to Crunchyroll Expo After Exposure to Gas Used in Suicide
Multiple people were hospitalized at the Hotel Fairmont in San Jose today after exposure to a chemical used in a
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Many Angry With ColossalCon East After Controversial Social Media Posts Surface (Updated)
Pennsylvania based ColossalCon East may be coming up in a few weeks, but not everyone is excited. Recently a number
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Two Weeks Before Event Walker Stalker’s Nashville Con Has Been ‘Postponed’
The Walker Stalker Con/Heroes and Villains Fan Fest event in Nashville, TN was originally scheduled to take place August 24th
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Updates on the Vic Mignogna Lawsuit against Monica Rial, Ronald Toye, Jamie Marchi, and Funimation
We first reported on the defamation lawsuit brought by Voice Actor Vic Mignogna against Monica Rial, Ronald Toye, Jamie Marchi
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How to React When a Member of Your Con Staff is Accused of Rape
One thing that’s easy to forget in the con scene is that it all takes place in the real world.
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Tokyo in Tulsa Ejects Artist Who Posted Critical Tweets About the Con
On Friday we reported on the bizarre situation happening at Oklahoma based anime convention Tokyo in Tulsa. For those unaware,
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Tokyo in Tulsa Puts Its Vendor Room a Nine Minute Drive Away in a Former Hobby Lobby
Update (7/14): Tokyo in Tulsa has now ejected artist Hanna Schroy (@elefluff) Tulsa, OK based anime convention Tokyo in Tulsa
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Better Business Bureau Calls Walker Stalker Events a “Scam”
Walker Stalkers LLC, which runs conventions under the Walker Stalker Con, Heroes & Villains, and FanFest names, has been having
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A.g.S Con Announces Cancellation of 2019 Event — Then Weirdly Deletes All Social Media
We end up covering a lot of con cancellations here at Nerd & Tie, but this is probably one of
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