John Laurinaitis Denies Covering Up Ashley Massaro’s Allegations

In the wake of the recent sexual assault and sex trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon, another case involving rape allegations and the WWE resurfaced again.

This time, the case was involving Ashley Massaro. Following her tragic demise in 2019, an affidavit was publicly available where she claimed that WWE helped cover up that she was sexually assaulted at a military base in 2007. At the time, WWE issued a statement denying any wrongdoing.

Now, John Laurinaitis is the latest to issue a statement responding to Ashley’s allegations. The former WWE executive’s lawyer Edward Brennan issued a statement to Vice.com denying that he covered up her rape allegations. The statement further claimed that WWE followed all the protocols that were in place at the time.

“Any allegations that Mr. Laurinaitis 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.”

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Laurinaitis was fired from WWE in 2022 after initial sexual misconduct claims came to light against him and Vince McMahon. He was replaced by Bruce Prichard. Stay tuned to Ringside News as we continue to stay on this story.

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