Former WWE performer Rene Dupree has filed a class action lawsuit against the WWE because of unpaid royalties, from both the WWE Network and Netflix.
Plaintiff Rene Goguen (“Plaintiff”) brings this action on behalf of himself and all similarly situated individuals who have not received contractually owed royalty payments from World Wrestling Entertainment (“WWE”) for certain content that has been sold or licensed by the WWE on the World Wrestling Entertainment Network (“WWE Network”) and on Netflix.
WWE’s lawyer Jerry McDevit sent the following statement:
“Aside from the complete lack of merit, the fact there are numerous decisions precluding the non-contractual claims, and the fact that the contract does not give him any rights that relate to the WWE Network, Goguen signed an agreement in 2011 which we believe precludes these claims. I do not think he told his lawyers about the above agreement, and they were notified of it last night with the obvious demand that the lawsuit be dismissed. They thanked me for telling them, and said they would look into it, which to me confirms he did not tell them.”
