Janel Grant Representatives Issue Statement On Misconduct Allegations Against Lee Fitting

On Wednesday morning, published a♔ report detailing Lee Fitting's dismissal of ESPN and allegations o🤪f misconduct against him.

According to the report, Fitting "made comments objectifying women, criticized their physical appearanc𝐆e, and made crude jokes, some sexual in nature." A complaint was filed against Fitting in 2023

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Fitting was dismissed by ESPN in August 2023. He was hired by WWE in January as the H൲ead of Media and✤ Production.

WWE is named in an active lawsuit filed by former employee Janel Grant, who accused Vince McMahon of sexual assault and sexꦿ trafficking.

In light of the report from 🅘The Athletic, representatives for Janel Grant i👍ssued the following statement:

Janel Grant's Spokes﷽person Responds to New💫 Allegations of Top WWE Producer’s Abusive Workplace History

WWE continues to cultivate an unsafe work environment by employi🍷ng allege🔴d predators and silencing survivors of harassment and workplace misconduct

NEW YORK – Today, Kendra Barkoff-Lamy, the spokesperson for Janel Grant, released the following statement on The Athletic's new reporting of decades of sexual misconduct and workplace harassmenꦬt by 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 company’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. Revelations 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 enabled𒁏 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 Presideꦦnt Nick Khan, WWE 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 no🐷n-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 Athletic the company𒐪 had no comment on the🐎 allegations against Fitting.

On December 11, the six-monthꦆ stay in Janel Grant's c🌞ivil lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis expired.

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