{"id":5986,"date":"2020-06-29T18:15:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/redeye-announces-exit-from-esports-after-allegations-of-blackmail-and-abuse-i-have-come-very-close-to-taking-my-own-life"},"modified":"2024-07-20T06:51:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T06:51:57","slug":"redeye-announces-exit-from-esports-after-allegations-of-blackmail-and-abuse-i-have-come-very-close-to-taking-my-own-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/redeye-announces-exit-from-esports-after-allegations-of-blackmail-and-abuse-i-have-come-very-close-to-taking-my-own-life","title":{"rendered":"Redeye announces exit from esports after allegations of blackmail and abuse: “I have come very close… to taking my own life”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veteran commentator and founder of esports consultancy agency Code Red Esports Paul “Redeye” Chaloner has announced that he will be stepping away from the esports scene. This announcement came after accusations made against him by fellow commentator James “BanKs” Banks, amongst others, of physical violence and continued abuse of power throughout his career: accusations which Chaloner described as “a mix of truths, half-truths and falsehoods”. <\/p>\n

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Chaloner is one of the most recognisable faces in esports has recently been the target of accusations by esports commentator James Banks, who described alleged workplace abuses including a physical assault perpetrated by Chaloner. Banks also posted documents related to a 2015 court case in which Chaloner was charged with alleged domestic violence against his wife. He was found not guilty by a jury.<\/p>\n

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