So... Tombstone
To those of you who have not heard, Rob Weitoff aka John Marston was not invited to this years Tombstone Redemption, which is a massive rdr2 centered event where normally a lot of actors show up, including that of minor characters like Karen Jones and Susan Grimshaw.
Sadly Rob is not the only one not making an appearence, other actors have also voiced the fact they will not be attenting, and here is the run down of why. Just to make it clear, this is not a gossip post, but rather to educate so that people can be aware of what is happening and if they want to support the organiser of the event.
The man who is behind this event as well as Blackhills Redemption is a guy named Kenny, who sadly has turned out not to treat the actors as well. There have been a lot of incidents relating to different actors, which I will not be discussing due to the fact they don't seem to want to discuss it, however I recommend watching this (the line is a link, press it to show the video) live by Kenny in which he talks very disgustingly about some situations. In the comments you can find some timestamps for different things.
But the incident I will adress is Rob's because he has been very vocal about it, sadly a lot has been taken down but here are some screenshots of some of the posts.
Other things regarding Kenny is the absolute poor planning of the events themselves. I have been in contact with someone who went to these events who let me know that the lines to meet the actors were nine hours long, which was partly due to the fact that the room where all the actors were and where everything was happening was "if you stood in the center it was about 3 or 4 people wide" (which is a safety hazard), but also the line was conjoined, so to meet any actor you had to stand in the same line.
Kenny also complains in the live linked above about the fact that the actors actually took the time to talk to the fans rather than just go "oh hi, you like my game? Thanks, bye" because it "takes too much time" which is part of what he blames the long lines on. Another thing he states within the first minute of the video is that he "only mistreated three of the actors" which is such a dumbass thing to say.
And to top the whole thing off, Kenny has used AI in the marketing of his events, something which a good chunk of the actors are currently striking against, and even those who aren't have mentioned their dislike for it.
There is more going on with Kenny but I won't touch on it for several reasons, I just wanted this out so people can decide if they want to support this guy and so if other actors decide that they want to speak out they know we have their backs.