Vince McMahon and WWE sued by former writer as list of lines she objected to are revealed
VINCE MCMAHON and the WWE are reportedly being sued for wrongful termination and alleged racial and gender stereotyping.
According to Fightful, former WWE writer Britney Abrahams is said to have filed a lawsuit against McMahon and other company execs on Tuesday.
Abrahams – who worked for wrestling’s premier promotion for two years – claims she was given the boot by the company for calling out “offensively racist and stereotypical jargon” in scripts written for black wrestlers.
Additionally, she claims she was discriminated against for raising her concerns – which are said to have been ignored.
In her lawsuit, Abrahams included Bianca Belair recently saying “Uh-Uh!
“Don’t make me take off my earrings and beat your ass!” as an example of racial stereotyping.
She also cited Apollo Crews speaking with a “stereotypical and exaggerated Nigerian accent” and the three-way love tryst involving Mansoor, Aliyah and Angel Garza – in which the former claimed he was the orchestrator of the September 11 attacks.
The lawsuit states: “It is clear that despite Plaintiff’s excellent work performance, Defendants actually terminated her employment based on her complaints about Defendants’ racial discrimination and due to her race and gender.
“While Plaintiff’s employment with WWE was a harrowing, traumatic experience, the events complained of herein do not reflect a unique incident, as rudimentary internet research paints a similarly distressing picture of discriminatory abuse and misconduct by WWE and those occupying the most powerful positions within WWE.
“The totality of these acts demonstrates a pattern of discrimination intentionally perpetrated by the WWE management and executive officers against Plaintiff.
“For a considerable period following her termination, Plaintiff was unable to locate permanent work due to Defendants’ discrimination and defamatory statements regarding her work performance.
“Upon information and belief, Defendants devised, implemented, and executed a scheme through which they gave disparate, preferential treatment and superior benefits to male and white, Caucasian employees, while knowingly and intentionally denying equal treatment and benefits to female and black, African American employees, including Plaintiff.
“Defendants discriminated against and terminated Plaintiff on the basis of her race, colour, gender and because Plaintiff complained about and/or opposed the unlawful conduct of Defendants related to the above-protected classes.”
Abrahams also claims she was axed for taking home a commemorative WrestleMania 37 chair.
In her complaints against her former employers, she said: “WWE did not subject employees to disciplinary action in response to taking the removable, temporary seating, limited edition WrestleMania branded chairs, from the WrestleMania events.”
Abrahams is seeking “an award of damages in an amount to be determined at trial, but in any event in excess of the jurisdictional limit of any other court which might otherwise have jurisdiction over this matter.
“Plus prejudgment interest, to compensate Plaintiffs for all monetary and/or economic damages, including but not limited to, the loss of past and future income, wages, compensation, seniority, and other benefits of employment.”
The WWE have yet to comment on the legal action initiated against them by Abrahams.