Wrestler Montez Ford sued over alleged ‘lap dance’ on security guard during live broadcast
WWE star Montez Ford is being sued by a security guard who alleged that he performed a “sexu@lized lap dance” on him during a live Netflix broadcast of “Monday Night Raw.”
The security guard, Noel Lucas, accused Ford, whose real name is Kenneth Crawford, and the WWE of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and other claims, according to the lawsuit filed on Wednesday, which was obtained by Post Wrestling and confirmed by The Post.
Lucas alleged the incident unfolded as Ford and his Street Profits tag team partner, Angelo Dawkins, made their entrance before their televised match at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on July 6.
Lucas, an officer with the Cook County Sheriff’s Department who was working off-duty security at the event, claimed Ford approached him without warning or consent and began dancing in a “sexu@lly provocative” manner.
“Defendant Crawford then began performing a sexu@lly provocative dance immediately in front of and over Plaintiff [Lucas], repeatedly thrusting and gyrating his hips and pelvis towards Plaintiff, performing a sexu@lized ‘lap dance,’” the lawsuit, filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, stated.
Lucas alleges Ford moved increasingly closer to Lucas as the dance continued and that his “left inner thigh repeatedly rubbed against Plaintiff’s leg.”
The lawsuit alleges 14 counts, including violations of the Illinois Gender Violence Act.
