Major Update On Lawsuit Against WWE Over Alleged Racism

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Another update has emerged on the lawsuit filed a few months ago by an ex-WWE writer over alleged racism and other issues in the company.

Back in April, it was revealed that Britney Abrahams had filed a suit alleging that she was “discriminated and retaliated against” as a black writer because she objected to “offensively racist and stereotypical jargon” in scripts for some wrestlers.

The defendants named in the suit were WWE, Chris Dunn, Ryan Callahan, Jennifer Pepperman, Christine Lubrano, Mike Heller, Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon.

Recently, Abrahams filed to dismiss the suit against all the individuals listed, but not WWE as a company.

However, in the newest update, Abrahams has now filed to dismiss the suit against WWE as a company as well.

The filing was as follows:

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i), Plaintiff BRITNEY ABRAHAMS, by and through her attorneys, THE COCHRAN FIRM, hereby gives notice that the above-captioned action (and all claims contained therein) is voluntarily dismissed with prejudice in its entirety. Plaintiff further gives notice of her request that the claims previously dismissed on August 17, 2023 without prejudice be now deemed dismissed with prejudice. Each party shall bear that party’s own attorney’s fees and costs. Dismissal is proper under this section because no party has yet answered the complaint in this matter.

Abrahams’ attorney Derek Sells told Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics that the matter has been “resolved amicably”.

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