Kemo
06-25-2023, 07:21 PM
The defendants in an ongoing case involving WWE have filed to delay the lawsuit brought on by Britney Abrahams.
Abrahams was fired by WWE after taking home a WrestleMania-branded chair, though believes that the decision to fire her was made long before this incident. Abrahams claims that white, male employees were not punished for taking chairs and that she had been informed by management that she could take a chair.
In the suit, Abrahams claims that she was wrongfully terminated for calling out offensive WWE storyline pitches and other issues with programming. Pitches included Shane Thorne 'hunting' Reggie, a black wrestler, like an animal, and a love triangle between Mansoor, Angel Garza and Aliyah which would reveal that Mansoor was behind the September 11, 2001, terror attack on the World Trade Center.
When Abrahams brought up how these angles could be offensive, Callahan mocked her, sarcastically stating that she was the lead writer now, the suit claims. It is also claimed that dialog written for Bianca Belair was racially insensitive and the former RAW Women's Champion said she was not comfortable with the verbiage.
Abrahams' lawsuit names Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Christine Lubrana (SVP of Creative Writing Relations), senior writers Jen Pepperman and Chris Dunn, and lead writers Ryan Callahan and Mike Heller. Callahan was the one who had pitched the 9/11 angle with Mansoor.
The suit cites “claims of discriminatory treatment, harassment, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, and unlawful retaliation against the Plaintiff due to her race, color, and gender.”
PW Insider reports that the defendants in this case have collectively filed a motion requesting an extension to respond to Abraham’s lawsuit. If the motion is approved, the response date, initially set for June 26, will be shifted to September 5. In May, it was reported that no defendants had received a summons in relation to the case.
Abrahams was fired by WWE after taking home a WrestleMania-branded chair, though believes that the decision to fire her was made long before this incident. Abrahams claims that white, male employees were not punished for taking chairs and that she had been informed by management that she could take a chair.
In the suit, Abrahams claims that she was wrongfully terminated for calling out offensive WWE storyline pitches and other issues with programming. Pitches included Shane Thorne 'hunting' Reggie, a black wrestler, like an animal, and a love triangle between Mansoor, Angel Garza and Aliyah which would reveal that Mansoor was behind the September 11, 2001, terror attack on the World Trade Center.
When Abrahams brought up how these angles could be offensive, Callahan mocked her, sarcastically stating that she was the lead writer now, the suit claims. It is also claimed that dialog written for Bianca Belair was racially insensitive and the former RAW Women's Champion said she was not comfortable with the verbiage.
Abrahams' lawsuit names Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Christine Lubrana (SVP of Creative Writing Relations), senior writers Jen Pepperman and Chris Dunn, and lead writers Ryan Callahan and Mike Heller. Callahan was the one who had pitched the 9/11 angle with Mansoor.
The suit cites “claims of discriminatory treatment, harassment, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, and unlawful retaliation against the Plaintiff due to her race, color, and gender.”
PW Insider reports that the defendants in this case have collectively filed a motion requesting an extension to respond to Abraham’s lawsuit. If the motion is approved, the response date, initially set for June 26, will be shifted to September 5. In May, it was reported that no defendants had received a summons in relation to the case.