– Darren Young tweeted the following today about WWE running live events in Abu Dhabi this week, where homosexuality is a crime.
Why do we bring the best entertainment into a country like abu dhabi and they look down upon women and gays? I get it! #MillionsofDollars
— nodaysoff D-Young (@DarrenYoungWWE) February 10, 2015
Young has since deleted that tweet. He posted the following after deleting it:
My freedom of speech is gone. Gone but not forgotten.
— nodaysoff D-Young (@DarrenYoungWWE) February 11, 2015
After deleting a tweet that criticized WWE’s tour of Abu Dhabi, where homosexuality is a crime, and posting another tweet saying his freedom of speech is gone, Darren Young posted the following:
I feel like no none has my back and it upsets me. The struggle is real. I’m human.
— nodaysoff D-Young (@DarrenYoungWWE) February 11, 2015
He also re-tweeted this fan comment taking a shot at WWE:
“@DarrenYoungWWE: My freedom of speech is gone. Gone but not forgotten.” Makes those MLK & Veteran montages WWE plays a bit laughable. #NOH8
— AC (@acmalin927) February 11, 2015
Former WWE, WCW and ECW star Lance Storm replied to Young:
“@DarrenYoungWWE: I feel like no none has my back and it upsets me. The struggle is real. I’m human.” You’ve got people in your corner
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) February 11, 2015
WWE then responded with the following statement:
Fred Rosser Statement
“WWE does not discriminate against individuals regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation, and we continue to proudly support Fred Rosser (aka WWE Superstar Darren Young) for being open about his sexuality.
“Unfortunately, WWE cannot change cultures and laws around the world, and thus we did not send Fred Rosser to the United Arab Emirates for our upcoming events for his own protection.
“WWE also fully supports Fred Rosser’s right to express his views on personal social media accounts rather than WWE’s corporate platforms.”
