“We have had an ongoing dialogue that’s been generated by Maddie through interpersonal networking. We reached out with her December 2020 to attempt to participate with her on these issues she’s,” Perkins explained, through The Associated Press.
“We’ve done it again now, and unfortunately now we have yet to be able to have a direct dialogue with Maddie to understand just what her issues are, that the people involved are, so we could explore it and manage this.”
Groves, 26, initially made the announcement in an Instagram article but didn’t offer a reason behind her surprising decision to draw.
She later tweeted that post saying:”Let this be a lesson to each of misogynistic perverts in game and their boot lickers – You can’t exploit young girls and girls, body pity or medically gaslight them and then expect them to represent you so you may earn your yearly bonus.
Perkins also addressed a Nov. 30 tweet in which Groves claimed she registered a complaint years ago about a guy in her game who made her feel uneasy with the way he stared at her in her swimsuit. She added that she thought he had received a marketing since.
“I’ve zero signs that there was any criticism made, or that anyone was promoted because I don’t know who she’s referring to, or what the criticism is,” Perkins explained, according to the New York Post. “I actually don’t have any proof of that, and that is really quite concerning.”
Groves followed up her claim with a different post on Instagram clarifying her decision was not based on one isolated incident.
“It could be mistake for everyone to reduce my choice to a singular event,” she wrote. “My decision is partially because there’s a pandemic on, but mostly it’s the culmination of years of witnessing and’profiting’ from a culture that depends on individuals ignoring bad behaviour to thrive. I want a break.”
