A new website documenting testimonials of dozens of individuals who describe their sexual encounters with Warren Ellis recently went up. The site details Ellis' behavior of seeking out younger women and the damage he left in his wake.
"The scope of our interactions with Warren Ellis varies extensively in degree and duration," the website's official statement reads. "With some of us, it was a brief period of private messaging conducted solely online; with others, he cultivated a relationship lasting many years, involving multiple episodes of intimate physical contact."
Over 60 women and non-binary individuals contributed to the website, which encourages others to come forward. Many of the testimonials establish a clear pattern: Ellis would seek out younger women via his website and other online forums, building a relationship with them through flattery and professional promotion. Some of these relationships were entirely online, while many of them turned physical. Ultimately, all of them led to the same endpoint: Ellis would abruptly end the relationship.
In June, writer/publisher Katie West posted a now-deleted thread on Twitter that detailed her relationship with Ellis. Soon after, writers Meredith Yayanos and Jhayne Holmes backed up West's story with their own accounts. Holmes set up a server for those with similar stories, gathering over 100 testimonials.
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(Via The Guardian.)