Published 11:13 IST, November 6th 2024
WWE superstars react to the sexual abuse allegations in the industry
After a woman accused NXT UK star Jordan Devlin of harassment, several WWE superstars including Paige and Keith Lee took to Twitter to support the victim.
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On Thursday, a woman named Hannah Francesca accused WWE NXT UK star Jordan Devlin of sexually abusing her. Francesca shared some ims on Twitter in which injury marks can be seen all over her lower body. “This is scary. I’m really scared. Jordan Devlin did this to me. And this is just physical dam. t including my a**e and back bruises…because I don’t fancy posting that online,” Francesca wrote.
After Hannah Francesca’s tweet went viral, a number of people took to Twitter and shared ir harassment stories with hashtag #Speakout. Apart from Jordan Devlin, WWE UK stars Ligero, Travis Banks and Joe Coffey have also been accused of sexually harassing women in ongoing #Speakout movement. WWE recently released a statement on former cruiserweight champion Jordan Devlin and explained, “We take any allegation of this nature very seriously and are looking into matter.”
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Jordan Devlin breaks silence following sexual abuse allegations
former WWE Cruiserweight Champion released a statement on Twitter where he stated that all allegations me against him are “completely and utterly false”. Jordan Devlin revealed that he didn’t want to dress “hurtful allegation,” but for sake of his fans, family and friends, he broke his silence. Jordan Devlin also stated that he’s talking to his legal team to “decide how to proceed from here”.
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“ recent allegation me against me is completely and utterly false and I deny it entirely. This is a case of a malicious personal nda being executed against me on back of a very brave telling of true experiences by or women. I completely deunce it.”
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WWE UK sexual abuse: WWE superstars react to allegations
Several WWE superstars took to Twitter and showed support to Hannah Francesca and ors. Superstars including Pete Dune, Paige, Big E, Ziggler, and many more expressed ir solidarity on social media. While WWE UK star Pete Dune called incident a “huge eye-opener,” former Diva's champion Paige asked victims to raise ir voice. Big E, on or hand, wrote that he is hoping that wrestling industry will get rid of all “predators & abusers”.
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Im Source: WWE.com
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