According to a report by Talking Points Memo, WWE's long-time lead attorney Jerry McDevitt threatened a libel and defamation lawsuit against the publication if TPM published a story on past sexual harassment allegations against WWE CEO Vince McMahon.
TPM went ahead with the story, recapping the allegations made by former WWE (then WWF) referee Rita Chatteron 17 years ago for an incident that allegedly occurred in 1986. McMahon was never charged due to the statute of limitations expiring.
TPM reports that when they told McDevitt the story would be published, he responded, "You do so at your peril. Preserve all your notes, I'm going to send a litigation hold notice."
He added, "We will treat any republication of those allegations as libel and defamation. ... I say this on behalf of Mr. McMahon."
TPM published the report as part of the running narrative of former WWE CEO Linda McMahon's U.S. Senate candidacy in Connecticut as questions have come up about her past in WWE while she was a key member of of management.
source: pwtorch.com
October 13, 2010
WWE Attorney Threatens Lawsuit Against a Publication for Story on Past Sexual Harassment Allegations Against WWE's CEO
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