Montez Ford Could Be In SERIOUS Legal Trouble Here... (WWE News)
WWE wrestler Montez Ford and the WWE organization are facing a lawsuit from a security guard regarding an incident involving a lap dance during a broadcast. The plaintiff claims emotional distress and unauthorized commercial use of his image.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal risks associated with live entertainment and the intersection of performance art and workplace conduct.
Case hearing set for 10 December after "lap dance" on WWE Raw episode hits court.
Montez Ford (real name Kenneth Crawford) and WWE are now named defendants in a lawsuit filed by a Cook County Sheriff's officer who was working as a security guard for a July episode of Raw.
The suit alleges that Ford/Crawford performed a sexual "lap dance" on guard Noel Lucas without consent. WWE and Netflix have since pulled footage of the incident from on demand re-runs of that particular episode, but clips are still available online .
They show Ford and his Street Profits partner Angelo Dawkins coming through the crowd for their match. Then, Montez stops and gyrates in plain view of Lucas. Fans around them filmed, cheered and laughed throughout, which is said to have caused Noel significant embarrassment.
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