I come from an affectionately expressive family where such displays are commonplace. “Rather, was meant to show gratitude or support. “Never in a million years would it be my intent to make anyone feel uncomfortable,” he said.
This was among the most common type of allegation that surfaced on Twitter earlier this month, when Broly hit theaters. And, of course, I am sorry that it offended anyone.”įinally, he apologized for making fans uncomfortable with physical contact, including unsolicited hugs and kisses. Could I have chosen a different word? Sure, in retrospect I could have. “Someone pointed me to a moment years ago where I was in a panel, and referred to a bunch of noise coming from another room jokingly as ‘a holocaust,’” he said. He also disputes a serious claim about his supposed anti-Semitic behavior, arguing that a joke he made about the Holocaust was just a poor choice of words.
In the statement, Mignogna refutes the homophobia allegations outright, stating that some of his dear friends are “members of the LGBTQ community.” While several fans alleged online that he refused to sign yaoi fan art - often romantic images featuring two male characters - he suggested that he he did not want to sign non-canon material in general. He released a statement earlier this week on Twitter, responding to accusations of misconduct that started to surface on social media after the premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, in which he voices the title character. Anime-dub voice actor Vic Mignogna, best known for his work on Fullmetal Alchemist, is facing serious claims of sexual harassment and homophobia.