WWE Lawsuit: Vince McMahon and WWE are facing yet another lawsuit. Britney Abrahams, a former WWE Writer, has sued the company over racism and gender stereotypes in scripts of WWE Superstars along with wrongful termination. The lawsuit mentions several problematic storylines proposed by WWE, among which, one includes giving a Muslim wrestler a 9/11 attack storyline. Check details. Follow the latest WWE News Updates with InsideSport.IN
WWE Lawsuit: More details emerge on WWE’s Problematic Storylines
Abrahams, in her lawsuit, claimed that she was asked to frame a love triangle between Mansoor, Aaliyah, and Angel Garza. She then pitched an idea that Mansoor was keeping a secret from Aaliyah.
To this, SmackDown Vice President, Ryan Callahan, suggested Mansoor’s secret will be that he was behind the 9/11 attacks.
The Lawsuit goes like this:
“Ms. Sylvers and Plaintiff, the only black writers on the team, at the time, were tasked to pitch a love storyline between wrestlers Aaliyah, Mansoor, and Angel Garza, who are both Muslim.
Ms. Sylvers and Plaintiff pitched that Mansoor has a secret that he’s keeping from Aaliyah.
CALLAHAN disagreed with the secret Ms. Sylvers and Plaintiff wanted for the character.
Instead, CALLAHAN suggested, “how about his secret is he’s behind the 9/11 attacks?”
Ms. Sylvers nervously laughed and said, “let’s not do that. Let’s talk about the other part of the
pitch.”
CALLAHAN said, “Oh, I guess you’re the lead writer now.”
Ms. Sylvers again laughed nervously, and said, “for just this moment so we can talk about
something else.”
Following this, whenever a writer asked CALLAHAN a question, he would reply, “ask [Ms. Sylvers], she’s the lead writer now.””
Former WWE writer Britney Abrahams is suing the company and individual staff, alleging “discriminatory treatment, harassment, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, unlawful retaliation against the Plaintiff due to her race, color, and gender”https://t.co/K5kWxyrea4 pic.twitter.com/gVAJg0i1FE
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) April 26, 2023
Abrahams was fired by WWE on April 2022, stating that “in retaliation for engaging in protected conduct Defendants unlawfully and pretextually terminated Plaintiff’s employment.”
She is now 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.”
However, as of now, WWE has not yet commented on the lawsuit.
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