• phillaholic@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Linus was on location for some trade show or event a few years ago, and was in contact with a female creator to possibly do a collab. Linus had a very tight schedule and didn’t have time to travel anywhere, so someone at LMG asked if she would meet him at his hotel. No one thought about the implication of asking a woman to come to their hotel, and she indeed took it that way and was upset.

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      2 years ago

      No, this person was asked to meet Linus specifically at the hotel lobby. Meeting someone at a hotel lobby is normal and doesn’t imply anything. A hotel room would be very different. But the hotel lobby is a normal place for people to meet and chat.

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        2 years ago

        I’m not claiming Linus intended on anything other than a business meeting. The situation in detail reasonably could have been misunderstood, like it was, and it’s something he should be mindful of. Adding further context, it was a late night meeting, there were other establishments open right next to the hotel, and Yvonne was left off those emails when she was cc’d before. I’m sure it was a misunderstanding.