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CEO of Epic Games apologizes after laying off employee with terminal brain cancer

globalMarch 30, 2026
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CEO of Epic Games apologizes after laying off employee with terminal brain cancer
Tim Sweeney, chief of firm that created Fortnite, received backlash after worker’s wife revealed loss of life insuranceThe chief of the company that created Fortnite, a popular online game,
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Tim Sweeney, chief of firm that created Fortnite, received backlash after worker’s wife revealed loss of life insurance

The chief of the company that created Fortnite, a popular online game, has issued an apology following backlash after recent mass layoffs cost an employee with terminal brain cancer his job – and his life insurance.

On Sunday, Tim Sweeney, the Epic Games chief executive, apologized after Jenni Griffin, the wife of Mike Prinke, a laid-off employee, revealed on social media that the loss of her husband’s job also meant he was losing his life insurance.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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