‘The Last of Us’ fame Ashley Johnson has sued her ex-boyfriend and former ‘Critical Role’ castmate Brian Foster, alleging “domestic violence, sexual battery, assault, stalking, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and civil rights violations.”
According to Variety, the suit was filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court by seven female plaintiffs – six named, including Johnson and her sister, Haylie Langseth, and one Jane Doe – alleging Foster’s misconduct over the “last decade” was “fueled by chronic drug and alcohol abuse.”
Johnson claimed that her relationship with Foster began in October 2012, and that he quickly moved into her home. By 2015, she said that he would have “nearly daily violent fit,” including “breaking glass, punching through glass doors, breaking a gate, slamming doors, and getting in Johnson’s face screaming obscenities at her.”
According to the lawsuit, Foster’s actions deteriorated in 2019 as a result of her effort to support them financially, and his drinking exacerbated after he was sacked from Critical Role in 2021.
According to the lawsuit, Johnson and Foster parted in 2023, but after that, he began carrying around a black duffel bag and ammo case containing “two airsoft guns modified to appear as real guns and a garotte which is a strangulation device.”
Foster was also accused of groping Langseth, Johnson’s sister, in front of Johnson and Langseth’s children, and of subjecting several other women, some of whom worked on Critical Role, to “inappropriate sexual advances” – including “groping them without consent” – after falsely claiming he and Johnson were in an open relationship.
Foster collaborated with Johnson on Critical Role, a successful web series about an ongoing Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
A spokeswoman for Critical Role told Variety that the company had “no knowledge of any of (Foster’s) alleged behaviour.” “It is heartbreaking to us that some of our colleagues went through this, and we’re committed to supporting them however we can. We are working with our HR team and our staff directly to ensure our workplace and culture live up to all of our expectations,” the statement read.
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