Reported by Buzzfeed:
The Disturbing Secret Behind An Iconic Cartoon | Buzzfeed | March 29, 2018
Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice were teenage Ren & Stimpy fans who wanted to make cartoons. They say they were preyed upon by the creator of the show, John Kricfalusi, who admitted to having had a 16-year-old girlfriend when approached by BuzzFeed News. ...
... Although sexual abuse allegations against Kricfalusi have never been made public before, his relationship with Byrd has been an open secret within animation — so open that “a girl he had been dating since she was fifteen years old” was referenced briefly in a book about the history of Ren & Stimpy. Tony Mora, an art director at Warner Bros., and Gabe Swarr, a producer at Warner Bros., worked alongside Byrd at Spumco. The male artists said stories of how Kricfalusi sexually harassed female artists, including teenage girls, were known through the industry. “It’s always been there,” Mora said. Moreover, Kricfalusi made his fixation on teenage girls plainly obvious in his art, even as he worked on animated projects for the likes of Cartoon Network, Fox Kids, and Adult Swim. In an interview with Howard Stern in the mid-’90s, the radio host asked him about a character in the comic book anthology the cartoonist was then promoting. Stern called Sody Pop “a hot chick with big cans and nice legs.” Kricfalusi responded with a smile: “She’s underage, too.” ...
Picked up by other outlets, here are a couple of them:
Report: ‘Ren & Stimpy’ Creator Preyed on Teenage Girls | Daily Beast | March 29, 2018
‘Ren & Stimpy’ Creator John Kricfalusi Accused of Preying on and Sexually Harassing Teenage Girls | IndieWire | March 29, 2018
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carmencita ago
Kricfalusi's attorney's response to to the Buzz Feed Article
“The 1990s were a time of mental and emotional fragility for Mr. Kricfalusi, especially after losing Ren and Stimpy, his most prized creation. For a brief time, 25 years ago, he had a 16-year-old girlfriend. Over the years John struggled with what were eventually diagnosed mental illnesses in 2008. To that point, for nearly three decades he had relied primarily on alcohol to self-medicate. Since that time he has worked feverishly on his mental health issues, and has been successful in stabilizing his life over the last decade. This achievement has allowed John the opportunity to grow and mature in ways he’d never had a chance at before.”
We know what he is doing. He is passing this pedophile's actions as a mental illness problem. It is not. This is not anything that can be corrected with medication or therapy. This is ingrained and cannot be turned around. He is a pedophile.
Mad_As_Hell ago
Oh he’s a reformed pedo 🙄🙄🙄
The same people who peddle this nonsense are the ones who castigate Pence for his alleged support of gay conversion therapy. Can't have it both ways.
carmencita ago
Some people are having problems in this thread understanding that 16 is not an adult. At least, when a 16 yr. old meets up with a sexually experienced adult they are not able to hold off advances, due to being INexperienced. They can't handle it. Thus older men love young children for that purpose. They have very little self esteem as the girl said in the article and are Ripe for Grooming. Something pedophiles know all too well.
Mad_As_Hell ago
Yup, and the fact these girls were 14 and 15 (and looked a lot younger) when he began grooming them should ring alarm bells for those claiming they were "of age"
carmencita ago
This disgusting pervert showing those pics to others also shows what a low life scumbag he is. The ones that stood up for him while he did these things in the office, make me sick too. Now they are stepping up, where were they when they were kids and being groomed? What a sick place to work.