Jessica Nigri was hired to cosplay Juliet Starling from Lollipop Chainsaw by WB Games. However, her outfits apparently received many complaints from people who brought young children to the show, and she was asked to leave.
Nigri changed her outfit and, as Robert Khoo, the president of business development for Penny Arcade said, expo staff “notified the WB booth on Friday of our concerns regarding the costumes, and although there was some confusion initially about which outfit was appropriate … they understood the situation.”
The replacement outfit.
PAX maintains a no “booth babe” policy, and this outfit is a borderline case since Nigri was clearly being genuine to the character from Lollipop Chainsaw. “Although the policies regarding appropriate attire are clearly laid out in our exhibitor rules, there are times when edge cases like Lollipop Chainsaw, which technically is allowed since it’s the main character in the game, pop up,” said Khoo. “For scenarios like that, we need to make a judgment call, and a big factor for this one was looking at the number of complaints we has received.”
“Ultimately the costume policy is designed to keep the show family friendly, as we see a good number of parents being their young children to the show,” Khoo said. “No one, including WB, wants to upset their fans, so I’m perfectly fine standing behind the decision and policy.”
Source: Kotaku
