Conor McGregor removed from Hitman ‘effective immediately’ after jury decides he must pay $260,000 to a woman who accused him of rape

Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that it has stopped working with MMA fighter Conor McGregor. added to the game He was declared a Tough Target in June following the verdict of a civil case that found him liable for assaulting a woman who accused him of raping her in 2018. All content featuring your character in the game will be withdrawn from sale.

“In light of the recent court decision regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has decided to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately,” the studio said. X. “We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore the consequences. As a result, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our store windows starting today.”

The IO confirmed that the case in question was a recently concluded civil case in which McGregor was ordered to pay more than 248,000 euros ($260,000) to a woman who accused him of raping her in 2018. BBC the report says the trial included eight days of evidence and three days of closing arguments and comments from the judge; The jury deliberated for more than six hours before reaching its verdict.