AnOminous
IS THIS DIVINE INTELLECT? OR IS IT NIGGERLICIOUS?
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I have more. Get your brain bleach ready.
The part about them firing or "firing" him is more or less accurate unless there are facts I don't know. They aren't obligated to have a good reason or for that matter any reason for not retaining him in future. Their statements about why they did it are highly problematic, however, and I believe in context they are defamatory.
This would just get Funimation off the hook, though, for actually breaching a contract, if there was a contract to breach. Under the Texas standard for tortious interference, if that is applicable (and that is really up to Ty Beard to decide), tortious interference with prospective business relationship and with contract itself (if that is on the table) doesn't immunize conduct that encourages a contracting party to "breach" even if the contract allows termination by either side.
I.e. tortious interference can exist without an actual breach or wrongful act for which the breaching party (or potential business partner) could be themselves sued.
So even if it's ultimately decided Funi/Sony have no liability here or it's just not worth actually suing them, that doesn't mean anyone else is off the hook.
I'm distinguishing between tortious interference with contract and with prospective business relationship here, but while what is interfered with differs in the causes of action, what is prohibited in interfering with it is rather similar and, in Texas, very expansive.