Lawsuit Accuses WWE Founders of Ignoring Alleged Systemic Abuse, McMahon Attorney Denies Claims

A lawsuit has been filed by law firms DiCello Levitt and Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, accusing the founders of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) of failing to prevent systemic sexual abuse of underaged boys. The complaint alleges that the McMahons and WWE had knowledge of the abuse but did not take actions to stop it. In response, Vince McMahon’s attorney from Akin Gump has labeled the newspaper reports detailing the abuse as “false claims.” The original article, providing more context and details to these allegations, is available here on the National Law Journal’s website.