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Conor McGregor cut from Hitman 'effective immediately' after jury orders him to pay $260,000 to a woman who accused him of rape

A jury determined the MMA star was liable for assault relating to an incident that occurred in 2018.

Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that it has stopped working with MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who was added to the game as an Elusive Target in June, following a civil trial ruling that found him liable for assault against a woman who accused him of raping her in 2018. "In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately," the studio posted on X. McGregor was preceded as a celebrity Elusive Target by actors Sean Bean and Gary Busey and represented a high-profile get for IO Interactive, but also an inherently risky one.

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