-- The drama surrounding WWE's dark past in which allegations of sexual assault and abuse continues to make headlines. Recently, the lawyer of John Laurinaitis - one of the defendants named in the lawsuit by Janel Grant - has been in the news making comments to distance his client from Vince McMahon and now he's gone public with an even more shocking revelation related to the late Ashley Massaro who once claimed that she reported a sexual assault situation to WWE management, which she claimed the company brushed off and covered up. The company denied that they had any knowledge of Massaro's claim but Laurinaitis' lawyer contradicted that in a statement released to The Vice:
“Any allegations that Mr. Laurinaitus helped to cover up an alleged rape allegation is an outright lie. Johnny, like most upper level management at sometime became aware of the allegations and ensured all proper WWE protocols were followed, including privacy for the alleged victim. We object to the use of the term cover up as no such plan or plot ever took place to hide or assist in the alleged rape.”
-- Massaro passed away in 2019 at the age of 39 due to an apparent suicide. To read the Vice article, click here.
