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    After accusations of sexual harassment, VALORANT org Rising Hope lets go of coach

    Filipina players who made up the Serbia-based squad have since left the team
    Oct 14, 2022
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    DAYS AFTER Filipino VALORANT coach Jehiel "PizzaFPS" Ardiente released allegations of sexual harassment involving one of their coaches, Simons, Serbia-based squad Rising Hope issued a brief statement on Twitter.

    Simons was no longer part of the organization, said Rising Hope.

    They also clarified that they had initially been working with very little information.

    "We very much regret that such an action was taken by one of our members[.] [W]e want to make it clear that we did not receive enough information, as some members of the organisation withheld it from the general management.

    "We would therefore like to inform you that: Simons is no longer a member of our organisation [and] everyone involved in this incident has been fined. We apologize to our former players and the entire community."

    How VALORANT community is reacting to Rising Hope statement

    Some fans have reacted negatively, pointing out that the org took some time before they released their statement. In addition, they had initially supported Simons over the victims.

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    PizzaFPS had said much the same in a previous Twitter post, naming the co-owner of Rising Hope, Lazar.

    "We told Lazar that if he didn’t take out Simons, we would be the ones to leave the org. Initially, Lazar wanted to keep Simons in the org with the reason that he 'is a big star'," said Ardiente.

    "[B]ut he agreed with the team's sentiments about Simons' behavior, and told us that he will not be joining the team as coach moving forward."

    Rising Hope would later tweet that Simons would stay on as head coach.

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