It would be very odd indeed if kickstarter are in a position to deny the email quoted on Rachel's website. I.e. if it is as fake as the one above. That would be her throwing whatever reputation she has away.

But I would be happier if they can confirm or deny it. No doubt they will be pressed to do so in the next few days, and a fuller picture will emerge.

> That would be her throwing whatever reputation she has away.

I'm not sure anything they say would make a difference. Personally, I inclined to believe what she's saying is true, but I believe there is more to the story that impacts what has been said already. Believing that, it would be unfair of me to suggest anything one way or the other.

Sure kickstarter are likely to say that - what choices have they got? If they can;t deny, either they must say "we screwed up, we'll change", or spin it as "there's more to it than that".

The second option is by far the easier (psychologically and materially), but they may be forced to do the first eventually anyway.