Gen Con officials revoked the badge of Iello COO and GAMA President Stephan Brissaud and asked him to leave the show on Thursday, according to a statement Brissaud issued in response. The expulsion was related to an incident Thursday morning during load-in of the Iello booth. Problems with the load-in led to several confrontations between Brissaud and security for the show, including physical contact on at least one occasion.
Brissaud’s statement said in part, "Right at the outset, I want to say I regret that it happened as well as my behavior," he wrote. "I recognize and acknowledge that no matter how tired, irritated or stressed I was, my behavior was unacceptable and goes entirely against my core beliefs and principles. There are no excuses for my behavior, and I would like to publicly apologize to everyone involved or affected. I fully accept and respect the decision of show security and management to take away my badge for the remainder of this year’s show, and apologize to them as well. I will absolutely do better in the future, and nothing like this will ever happen again."
Brissaud’s quick statement was a positive step, but the full repercussions of the incident remain to be seen, depending on any actions by the GAMA Board of Directors or others.

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Posted by Milton Griepp on August 6, 2018 @ 3:02 am CT

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