Published 14:54 IST, May 21st 2020

Mark Henry threatens to sue Lio Rush, demands an apology over race, equal opportunity row

Mark Henry said Rush should apologise as soon as possible. He claimed that if Rush apologises, he will let him go or he will take strict action against him.

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Earlier this month, WWE star Lio Rush took to Twitter and accused WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry of destroying career of several African-American wrestlers. “This is why African American talent on biggest platform will continue to t have equal opportunity because people like you constantly tear your own people down. A damn shame honestly,” wrote Lio Rush. Mark Henry replied to Lio Rush’s comment while talking to TMZ and said that Rush’s comments me him upset.

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Mark Henry said that if someone goes to  WWE Performance Center, y will find around 25 “people of colour, probably about 80 plus percent of m I helped get m re”. He said if he wanted to destroy careers of African-American wrestlers, n he wouldn’t have helped m get a job in WWE. Mark Henry said that Lio Rush, who released a song called ‘Lost’ in January, is using this as an opportunity to boost his music career. Henry said Rush is fabricating a controversy to grab attention of masses

Mark Henry threatens to sue Lio Rush

Mark Henry said if Lio Rush wanted to promote his song n he could have talked to him directly. He said Lio Rush me a wrong move by making a controversial comment to get everyone’s attention. Mark Henry n said that Lio Rush should apologise as soon as possible. He said if Lio Rush apologises, he will let him go or he will take strict action against him. Henry stated he has good lawyers and y are m at Lio Rush.

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Lio Rush hits back at Mark Henry

Responding to Mark Henry’s recent comments, Lio Rush said that he owes Mark Henry thing. He stated that he’s t going to apologise for his comments and asked Mark Henry to do anything he wants. Mark Henry is yet to comment on Lio Rush’s statement.

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17:51 IST, May 21st 2020