“They were threatening my son”, the actress received numerous death and violence threats after her role in The Last of Us 2.

With the release of the 4K remaster a few days ago, The Last of Us Part II is at the center of trends. Players were able to (re)discover Naughty Dog’s signature adventure with great joy, and now they’re looking forward to finding out more about the future of the franchise, namely the (potential) third opus. While most fans show their appreciation to the studio in a healthy way, some go too far… too far. Recently, a make-off documentary for the second game was released, and users were able to find these chilling anecdotes. In tears, the actress tells how some toxic players went to the extent of threatening her son!

“They threatened my son”

It was on the verge of tears that Laura Bailey, actress of Abbey in TLOU 2, told this joke. It was released on February 2 Grounded II: The Making of the Last of Us Part II, Which tells us more about the behind the scenes of the game. We have the feeling of developers as well as voice actors. She went through hell because of some players’ hatred towards her character. If you haven’t played The Last of Us Part II, Abby kills Joel, the protagonist of the first game, as part of years-long revenge for her father’s death in the first game. A subset of fans attacked him violently, seeing him as a type “treason” From a naughty dog. The actress may have received death threats, and Some users even went so far as to bully their sonBorn during the development of the game. Of course, the voice actress did not expect such violent reactions, and was deeply shocked.

Dangerous behavior that causes anxiety

Worryingly, this type of harassment seems to have become commonplace in the video game industry and Women are (unfortunately) often the targets in this environment. Laura Bailey’s horrifying testimony reminds us of Spider-Man 2 actress Stephanie Tyler Jones, who recently had to lash out at people who harassed her by leaving voicemails at work. The actress no longer feels safe in her daily life, as some fans traced her every move.

Many players reacted to Laura Bailey’s story, and were eager to offer her enormous support. Despite everything, some are afraid Abby’s actress in the HBO series The Last of Us, Caitlin Dever, did not suffer a similar sad fate. Season 2 is currently filming, and will follow the events of the Naughty Dog games, so it’s certain that toxic users will resent Abby’s character. We hope the HBO teams will do all they can to save the actress and put an end to this toxic harassment. As a reminder, cyber harassment (in France) is punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros.