The wife of the late Owen Hart, Martha Hart, gave her thoughts on the allegations against former WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon.
Allegations
A lawsuit alleged that McMahon had been involved in a sex trafficking and abuse scandal from a former WWE employee, Janel Grant. The company and former exec John Laurnatis were also named in the suit.
Martha’s husband passed away in 1999 at the WWE Over The Edge PPV event due to a horrific accident where he fell from the ceiling. While speaking to NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield, Martha noted she wasn’t surprised about the allegations made against McMahon.
Comments
“Yes, well, Ashleigh, thank you so much for inviting me on the show, and you’re right; I was a little reluctant to come on, but I thought it’s such an important topic that I just wanted to be able to contribute to that.No, I was not surprised when I heard there was yet another lawsuit (against Vince McMahon & WWE). Over the years, the WWE they’ve had many lawsuits and they’ve had a lot of bad press. I tell you, I read all of the 67 pages in that complaint, and it is absolutely horrific. I have to say that the level of wickedness that’s described is beyond the pale in that complaint, and anyone with a shred of humanity would find the indignant act just incomprehensible, frankly. So, it wasn’t a shock that there was another lawsuit, but the level of, I guess, depravity there certainly was, and I’m a doctor in mental health. I’m also the founder and director of the Owen Hart Foundation, so no matter what hat I’m wearing, I always work with at-risk people. I can tell you that it’s the — anyone that takes advantage of a vulnerable person is the most despicable type of person because these are people that need to be supported and protected, not exploited and by Janel Grant’s own admission, she was a vulnerable person. She was unemployed, her parents had passed away, she was suffering with grief, and she was also just on the cusp of financial collapse. So these are all the makings of a very vulnerable person.”
Martha brought up her lawsuit against WWE and McMahon over the death of her husband, citing it as a David and Goliath situation. She noted that people who are wealthy feel their wealth has no bounds and no boundaries.
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit NewsNation’s Ashleigh Banfield with an h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
