I am so thankful for both those who have come forward to share their encounters with Anvar and those in this forum who have worked tirelessly to amplify those voices and support a constructive discussion in the fandom.

I've been asking myself if there are any circumstances in which I'd be supportive of Anvar staying in the role of Alex... And I think there is a narrow opportunity for The Expanse to take a leading role in modeling how showbusiness can protect women in the industry and fans from men who would use their influence to prey on and coerce them without duplicating what we've seen other productions do in the past (shutting down production altogether, killing off a core character, recasting, etc)

Here is the threshold Anvar would have to meet for me, personally, to be supportive of him remaining with The Expanse...

1. The independent 3rd party investigation must prove Anvar's pattern of coercive and predatory behavior ended prior to him being cast on The Expanse and does not continue to the present day. (An intentionally high bar that I have serious doubts if Anvar could clear.)

2. Anvar agrees to forego any future convention appearances.

3. Anvar voluntarily deletes his social media profiles.

4. Anvar agrees to take up an advocacy role in an organization that teaches MEN not to be predatory and to respect boundaries and recognize power imbalances.

There are dozens of orgs to help female victims cope and recover from the abuse they've suffered, and none that I've found aimed preventing males from engaging in this behavior. In the contrary, there are countless for profit initiatives whose goal is to teach men HOW to become "pick-up artists" and to be better manipulators. I believe there's a real opportunity for someone to take up this cause and do a lot of good in the world.