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Friend of Ashley Massaro claims that Stephanie McMahon was aware of alleged rape

Aaron Rift

After former WWE star Ashley Massaro’s death in 2019, an affidavit was made public where she alleged WWE covered up that she was sexually assaulted while on a military base in 2007 and at the time, WWE denied knowing about the allegations. Earlier this month, John Laurinaitis’ lawyer Edward Brennan spoke on the matter and said the following…

“Any allegations that Mr. Laurinaitis helped to cover up an alleged rape allegation is an outright lie. Johnny, like most upper level management at sometime became aware of the allegations and ensured all proper WWE protocols were followed, including privacy for the alleged victim. We object to the use of the term cover up as no such plan or plot ever took place to hide or assist in the alleged rape.”

Massaro’s friend Cara Pipia spoke to NewsNation this week and discussed the alleged rape…

“She [Massaro] spoke with Vince McMahon many times. Vince had his daughter [Stephanie] take his place because she was a female, a woman, and to make Ashley comfortable. And they just played with her. They played with her because everything that Stephanie said made her feel comfortable. Safe. As soon as they walked into this board room meeting, Ashley was on her own completely. And she was threatened, and there was no… there was no compassion. There was no sympathy. There was nothing.” (quote courtesy of TJRWrestling.net)