Martha Hart, widow of wrestler Owen Hart, watched Linda McMahon's interview with Dennis House on "Face the State" this morning and didn't like what she heard.
McMahon, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO and current Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, was asked about a lawsuit Martha Hart had filed last week against the WWE and the McMahons. In the lawsuit, Hart demands that the the company stop peddling a video featuring her husband.
McMahon sought to put all this in the past when asked about it on "Face the State." She expressed sympathy for Martha Hart and her two children and alluded to the settlement that WWE paid to the family to settle a claim brought Martha Hart after her husband plunged to his death during a failed stunt before thousands of fans in Kansas City, Mo.
"I find Linda McMahon's comments duplicitous and insulting. It is important to set the record straight: Linda McMahon was in charge for the majority of the unfair and deceptive practices that are at the heart of this lawsuit," Martha Hart said in a statement released Sunday afternoon by her publicist.
"Furthermore, Linda McMahon's expressed desire to take care of me and my family was demonstrated in a rather odd manner, because she and Vince McMahon directed the WWE to sue me because I had the nerve to pursue a wrongful death claim following Owen's death, which was the result of the reckless stunt orchestrated by the McMahons and the World Wrestling Federation. Linda McMahon aspires to be a compassionate leader. So let's see Linda demonstrate some compassionate leadership and encourage her husband and WWE to do the right thing."
By the way, for a comprehensive rundown on the saga check out Mike Mooneyham in the Charleston Post and Courier.