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Yesterday (June 17), a woman who’d been in a relationship with David Starr tweeted her story of being “Emotionally. Sexually. Mentally.” abused by the independent wrestler.
Starr, whose real name is Max Barsky. tweeted a detailed response where he said he’d been a bad partner to many women, but was “not a sexual predator”. He’s since deleted his Twitter.
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In the wake of the situation, multiple promotions have severed ties with Starr:
Our statement pic.twitter.com/3GF66hstpK
— We The INDEPENDENT (@wetheindie) June 18, 2020
TNT Extreme Wrestling’s statement pic.twitter.com/BxIyhKTZ2R
— TNT Extreme Wrestling (@TNTExtremeWres) June 18, 2020
Effective immediately Beyond Wrestling will no longer be working with David Starr.
— Beyond Wrestling (@beyondwrestling) June 18, 2020
The safety of our fans and wrestlers alike has and will always be our top priority.
In the wake of this, many people have begun tweeting similar stories. Many are collected on Twitter under #SpeakingOut.