Jane Doe files an Assault, Libel, and Slander suit against Johnny Rees / Greg Ellis / Jonathan Rees
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Heading: Doe vs. Rees
Plaintiff: Jane Doe
Defendant: Jonathan Rees, Greg Ellis and Jonny Rees
Case Number: 3:2023cv01352
Filed: October 31st, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Miroslav Lovric
Referring Judge: Thomas J McAvoy
Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 United States Code Section 1391 Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Table Heading: Date Filed & Document Text
November 1, 2023
TEXT NOTICE OF FILING DEFICIENCY as to Jane Doe regarding the #1 Complaint NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following Filing Deficiency: ATTORNEY ALLISON MAHONEY - Attorney address contained in the documents does not match the NYND attorney admission records. Counsel is directed to update their information in PACER within 3 days from this notice. Notice of Filing Deficiency Deadline 11/6/2023 (hmr)
TEXT NOTICE: The Initial Conference set for 1/31/2024 at 2:30PM before Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric, via Microsoft Teams Teleconferencing. The Courtroom Deputy will send a teams link to the parties to participate. (jdc)
CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY re #1 Complaint: Clerk added "Filing fee $402 receipt number ANYNDC-6496757" to this docket entry. (hmr)
October 31st. 2023
Filing 4 G.O. 25 FILING ORDER ISSUED: Initial Conference set for 1/31/2024 at 02:30 PM via Telephone Conference before Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric. Civil Case Management Plan must be filed and Mandatory Disclosures are to be exchanged by the parties on or before 1/24/2024. (Pursuant to Local Rule 26.2, mandatory disclosures are to be exchanged among the parties but are NOT to be filed with the Court.) (hmr)
Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Jonathan Rees. (hmr)
Filing 2 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR ANONYMOUSLY filed by Jane Doe. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Jane Doe, #2 Proposed Order) Motions referred to Miroslav Lovric. (hmr)
Filing 1 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Jonathan Rees filed by Jane Doe. (Filing fee $402 receipt number ANYNDC-6496757)(Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(hmr) Modified on 11/1/2023 (hmr).
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Hi I know I haven't been posting here consistently lately, but I just want to clarify that I absolutely do not support Greg Ellis & his problematic, bigoted, & hurtful views. I love Cullen the character and his voice does feel intrinsic and iconic. However, the safety and well-being of marginalized folks is way, way more important than a video game character. If the devs choose to exclude Greg Ellis from future works, including DA4, I will support them. (As far as I know, nothing is confirmed, just talk.)
What is the deal with Greg Ellis's cocaine/kids story? I think I missed that one.
I don’t want to take away from the racist bullshit he’s up to at present (which is even more abhorrent given the context) but receipts are important. Those of us that have been around long enough know he is literally scraping the barrel of human trash.
He was still going by Jonny Rees at this point. I don’t want to drive traffic there but if you’d like to read for yourself, the podcasts are still up on his crappy pseudo-psych website.
The entire first episode is a complete shit-show but basically:
His ex-wife left him and got custody of their sons after the incident below. He was a drug addict who stopped his meds and therapy and went down the woman hating path. Started preaching about how he could heal mental illness through his own ‘methods’ and tried selling it to very vulnerable people. Disappeared off to India (iirc) and took lots of white saviour photos. He constantly insults and slanders his ex-wife online and plays the pity card. Read Episodes #1 and #2 if you want the full lot.
I noticed that you said Greg Ellis was a creep in a post about Cullen from Dragon Age (or something along those lines). Why do you think that? Has he done anything problematic? (I am in no way trying to challenge your opinion or invalidate you in any way, I’m genuinely curious.)
Hiya,
I don’t feel that you’re trying to challenge my opinion so don’t fret about that.
There are various reasons I find Ellis to be a creep.
- He constantly riles up and calls on the “Cullenites” on twitter, like they’re his own personal army. Tagging them when what he’s talking about has absolutely nothing to do with them or Dragon Age (see his recent foray into teasing that he might have been reprising his role as Cullen in DA4, and it turned out he was voicing a character in the new WoW expansion and it was an “innocent mistake”)
- In that same vein, he uses them to try and gain more followers (see the above teasing about voicing a character and saying he would say who he was voicing if he reached 10,000 followers on twitter).
- Beyond the weird using Cullen fans shite, there’s also the fact he’s a men's rights activist. Has basically come out saying he supports Drumph (words along the line of: “I support the person who holds the position of President” which, holy shit, does not sit right with me).
- His transition into a “life style guru” with no formal training, what-so-ever is incredibly fucking dangerous. From what I can see, he went on a few trips to impoverished parts of the world, did some volunteering in soup kitchens, and felt that was all the expertise he needed to be able to tell people how to better live their lives.
- His stance on medication is where I really take issue though. He doesn’t believe in antidepressants or drugs like that and believes people with depression/mental illness only need to “think positively” to get better. Which is an incredibly dangerous stance to have when you hold a position of popularity, however small because it could influence someone who desperately does need that medication, and be the reason they don’t get it, or they stop taking it.
I don’t have the time or the spoons to get receipts, you can trudge through his shitshow of a twitter account to find the proof, it’s all there.
So, that’s basically the long-story-short of why I think he’s a creep. Luckily, though I can separate him from the characters he’s played. I won’t let some fucking weirdo on a power trip ruin a character for me.