Animatior John Kricfalusi, best known as the creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” has been accused of sexual misconduct by former aspiring animators Robyn Byrd and Katie Rice.
The two women shared their stories about Kricfalusi’s alleged behavior in an interview with BuzzFeed News.
Both Byrd and Rice were fans of “Ren & Stimpy” as young girls and hoped to have a career in animation, and they accuse Kricfalusi of preying on them starting when they were 13 and 14 years old, respectively.Byrd sent a video to the “Ren & Stimpy” creator in 1994 when she was 13 years old hoping her love of animation would get the attention of Nickelodeon and Kricfalusi.
The creator ended up sending her a letter acknowledging the video and her talent, and he soon followed by sending boxes to her of toys and art supplies.
Kricfalusi was 39 years old at the time.
He helped Byrd set up a AOL account,
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