Former WWE government John Laurinaitis‘ lawyer claimed his shopper, in addition to ex-CEO Vince McMahon and different executives, had been conscious of late skilled wrestler Ashley Massaro‘s rape and intercourse trafficking allegations earlier than her 2019 suicide however insisted they weren’t concerned in a coverup, RadarOnline.com has realized.
In 2016, Massaro claimed she was drugged and raped by army service members on a 2006 WWE journey. After her loss of life, the WWE launched an announcement claiming they had been unaware of her allegations.
Massaro had moreover accused McMahon of abuse and claimed the WWE discouraged her from reporting the alleged crimes.
“Any allegations that Mr. Laurinaitus helped to cowl up an alleged rape allegation is an outright lie,” lawyer Edward Brennan mentioned, based on the Every day Mail. “Johnny, like most higher stage administration at someday grew to become conscious of the allegations and ensured all correct WWE protocols had been adopted, together with privateness for the alleged sufferer.”
“We object to the usage of the time period cowl up as no such plan or plot ever came about to cover or help within the alleged rape.”
Brennan’s claims seemingly contradicted the assertion launched by the WWE following Massaro’s loss of life.
“At no time was Vince McMahon or the administration of WWE ever knowledgeable by Ashley Massaro or anyone else that she had been sexually assaulted, drugged, raped or sodomized by a army physician with a nurse standing guard whereas on a goodwill tour in 2007 to U.S. army bases in Kuwait,” the 2019 assertion learn.
“In truth, if she ever articulated such a declare to WWE, we’d have reported it instantly to the Base Commander. At no time was there ever a gathering with Vince McMahon, Kevin Dunn, John Laurinaitis or different firm executives during which she informed them of such a declare and was instructed to maintain it quiet.”
In a weird twist, Brennan insinuated his shopper was additionally a sufferer of McMahon, “Just like the Plaintiff, Mr. Laurinaitis is a sufferer on this case, not a predator. The reality will come out.”
In January, McMahon resigned as government chairman of TKO Holdings., WWE’s guardian firm, after he was sued by a former worker Janel Grant, who accused him of repeated sexual assault, abuse, and intercourse trafficking from 2019 to 2022.
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