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.
ninjajunkie ago
Briefly dated a 16 year old? Who wants to bet that 'brief time' was about 2 years?
carmencita ago
Yeah, right. And those pics of the girls on his laptop? How long do you think those have been there too. The fact that he already has his lawyer lying for him speaks volumes. They have been lying to themselves for a lifetime so why not us.
ninjajunkie ago
The lies will never stop. These perverts can't face themselves much less the truth. Personally, I'd offer every pedophile a choice; castration with a red-hot knife or the noose. Second time is the noose, no option.