WWE, Vince McMahon, and TKO are facing a new lawsuit.
DiCello Levitt and Murphy, Falcon & Murphy announced that they filed a lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon, and TKO on behalf of five individuals who worked as “ring boys” in WWE and are claiming that they were sexually abused.
The press release, courtesy of DiCello Levitt and Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, is as follows:
“DiCello Levitt and Murphy, Falcon & Murphy filed a major lawsuit today against World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC (WWE), Vincent K. McMahon and Linda McMahon (the McMahons), and TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) on behalf of five survivors of sexual abuse. The survivors (John Does 1-5) were known within WWE as “Ring Boys,” underaged boys hired by the organization’s ringside announcer and ring crew chief Melvin Phillips Jr. to assist with errands and other tasks in preparation for WWE’s wrestling shows.
The underaged Ring Boys …