On Wednesday morning, published a report de💙tailing 🥀Lee Fitting's dismissal of ESPN and allegations of misconduct against him.
According to the 🎉report, Fitting "made comments objectifying women, criticized their physical appearance, and made crude jokes, some sexual in nature." A complaint was filed against Fittin𝓀g in 2023
Fitting was dismissed by ESPN in August 2023. He was hired by WWE in January as the Head of Media and Production🍸.
WWE is named in an active lawsuit filed by former employee Janel Grant, who accused💝 Vince McMahon of sexual ass🌜ault and sex trafficking.
In light of the report from The Athletic, representatives for Janel Grant issued the following 🍎statement:
Janel Grant's Spokesperson Responds to New Allegations of Top WWE Producer’s Abu💦sive Workplace History
WWE continues to cultivate an unsafe work environment by employing alleged predators and si🍎lencing survivors of harassment and workplace misconduct
NEW YORK – Today, Kendra Barkoff-Lamy, the spokesperson for Janel Grant, released the follo🍷wing statement on The Athletic's new reporting of decades of sexual misconduct and workplace harassment b🍸y Lee Fitting, former ESPN Senior Vice President of Production and current WWE Head of Media & Production.
“How can WWE claim they are committed to improving the comp✤any’s culture, and at the same time, hire a man earlier this year who was accused of sexual misconduct and workplace harassment in his previous role? The allegations against Lee Fitting during his time at ESPN are extremely concerning. Rev♏elations like this are why Janel Grant’s lawyers sent a letter to WWE and Endeavor, urging them to release all current and former employees from their NDAs. The same old boys club who enabled Janel Grant’s abuse are continuing to put alleged predators in leadership roles, and this pattern must change once and for all.”
In October, attorneys for Ms. Grant sent a letter to WWE President Nick Khan, WWEꦚ Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, and Endeavor (WWE’s parent company) CEO Ari Emanuel calling on WWE leadership to waive the company’s non-disclosure agreements and allow former and current employees, wrestlers and contractors to speak out about sexual misconduct, sexual assault, harassment, workplace🌌 aggression and the toxic culture at WWE. To date, there has been no response from WWE or Endeavor to the letter.
The full letter is available
A WWE spokesperson told The Athl🐲etic the company had no comment on the allegations against Fitting.
On December 11, the six-month stay in Janel Grant's civil lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurin♍aitis expired.
