A new lawsuit accuses the WWE and its founders of fostering a culture of sexual abuse within the organization and looking the other way while longtime ringside announcer Melvin Phillips preyed on young men he hired as “ring boys.

The complaint alleges decades of abuse by former WWE ring crew chief Melvin Phillips Jr. went unchecked. McMahon's lawyer says claims are false.

Vince McMahon and the WWE have been accused in a new lawsuit of knowing about and allowing the “rampant and open” sexual abuse of young boys by ringside announcer Melvin Phillips Jr. Phillips, who worked for the wrestling organization throughout the 1970s, 1980s and into the early 1990s, died in 2012.

Vince and Linda McMahon Named In WWE "Ring Boys" Lawsuit Vince And Linda McMahon Named In WWE "Ring Boys" Lawsuit

A new lawsuit alleges Vince McMahon knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a WWE employee in the 1980s.

Vince McMahon, along with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), have been accused of failing to prevent the alleged sexual exploitation of boys by a ringside announcer. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Baltimore County,

According to reports from a former WWE personality, former WWE chairman Vince McMahon absolutely hated NXT for multiple reasons.

Vince and Linda McMahon are accused of allowing WWE announcer Mel Phillips to sexually abuse children when they worked as “ring boys.”