A recent dispute between former Claptrap voice actor David Eddings and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has seemed to reach a new level. Following Pitchford’s remarks regarding Eddings not returning for Borderlands 3, the voice actor fired back with allegations that the CEO physically assaulted him.

“I was fine moving on after Gearbox,” Eddings said in a recent Twitter thread. “But when my former boss starts mouthing off about various aspects of my employment including ‘how highly compensated’ I was and how ‘generous’ he is, I feel obligated to correct the record.

“I had a lot of mixed feelings when asked to reprise the role of Claptrap late last year and eventually realized I was willing to put differences aside and do something cool for Borderlands fans with my friends at Gearbox.” He then went on to say that Pitchford allegedly physically assaulted him in 2017, which he hasn’t made public until now.

I ultimately offered to do it for “free” in exchange for past royalties owed plus an apology for something I’ve never spoken about publicly until now: Randy physically assaulted me in the lobby of the Marriott Marquis at GDC 2017.

— David Eddings (@davideddings) May 7, 2019

As can be seen in the tweet above, Eddings offered to provide his talents for Borderlands 3 for “free,” but only if he was compensated with past royalties that are owed to him and an apology for the alleged assault. Seeing as the Claptrap voice actor isn’t in the upcoming game, that deal clearly didn’t work out.

Eddings then goes on to say how Pitchford has “been on title the last few years,” resulting in him just blocking the CEO across social media. “As an aside, seems a bit conspicuous that he chimed in on my salary but didn’t mention anything about the $12M of revenue he siphoned away from the employee royalty pool,” Eddings said. “FYI – GBX employees are asked to take lower salaries with the promise of royalty shares.”

Needless to say, this is quite the messy situation. Here’s to hoping it’s resolved before Borderlands 3 arrive on September 13th for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Keep it tuned to Don’t Feed the Gamers as this story develops, and for other gaming goodness going on right now, check out the following:

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