In an interview with Richard Deitsch for the Sports Media podcast, WWE executive vice president Chris Legentil was asked how the company navigates media coverage of the lawsuit filed against them, as well as other legal situations.
Referring to two reporters who have stayed on top of the case by asking about the lawsuit at recent press conferences, Legentil responded:
Related to active legal situations, there is clearly a limit on what we’re able to say. That said, as that investigation as gone on over time, we’ve been compliant all the way along and all the way through. When we have had the opportunity to answer questions, we do. When there is not that opportunity, we don’t. The media, we’ve found, have understood that because they realize sometimes there is a lane we can take and other times there is not. We agree that Brandon (Thurston) and John (Pollock) do good work and you see them as regulars at our shows and press conferences. They’re doing their job as reporters, we’re doing our job as a company,
The lawsuit against WWE, Vince McMahon, and former executive John Laurinaitis was filed in January by former employee Janel Grant, alleging sex trafficking and sexual abuse.
The Wall Street Journal reported in February that McMahon was under federal investigation, which led to the lawsuit being paused for six months as of May 30.
Source: Fightful