John Cena Facing Backlash After Saying He Still Loves Vince McMahon Amid Disturbing Allegations

John Cena has found himself in hot water with wrestling fans after his latest comments regarding the disturbing allegations surrounding former WWE CEO Vince McMahon.

Last month, McMahon resigned from his role within the company after a former female employee accused him of sex trafficking and forcing her to sleep with executives and wrestlers.

Things have gotten serious enough that McMahon is currently under federal investigation over the sex trafficking allegations.

Despite the disturbing allegations against McMahon, Cena is still showing love towards his former boss.

On Wednesday, Cena appeared on the Howard Stern Show and was asked his thoughts on the allegations against McMahon, and his answer raised eyebrows among WWE fans.

Via FightFul

“I don’t think it’s complicated to talk about. It’s complicated to listen to. That’s why I don’t necessarily put a lot of time and equity into it. There’s still a long way to go. I can say this, I’m a big advocate of love and friendship and honesty, and communication, in the same breath, I’m also a big advocate of accountability. If someone’s behavior lies so far outside of your value system that the balance shifts of, ‘I can’t operate in a world where this works.’

“That’s the end result of being accountable. Right now, I’m gonna love the person I love, be their friend. ‘I love you, you have a hill to climb.’ There is the saying of, ‘You don’t know who your friends are until shit hits the fan or your back is against the wall.’ That doesn’t make any of what’s going on any easier to swallow. Just telling someone you love them, it’s a hill to climb, and we’ll see what happens.’ That’s that. It sounds so cliche, but it has to be one day at a time.”

“I’ve openly said, I love the guy, I have a great relationship with the guy, and that’s that. It’s largely my construct of operating with honesty and communication. Those are strong leads to handling any problem or achievement. The whole thing is super unfortunate and it sucks. It deals with an individual I love and an entity I love. I want everyone to have the experience that I have,” said Cena. “Not only do I tell a friend that I love them, but I switch to the entity and say, ‘How can I help?'”

Cena received immediately backlash on social media over his comments.