IMPACT Knockout Scarlett Bordeaux competed in a six-woman tag match at a AAA event this weekend where she was groped by a fan who reached over the barricade. Lucha Blog released a gif of the incident, which you can see below.
please do not try to keep the wrestlers pic.twitter.com/f6VtwmToMY
— luchablog (@luchablog) June 16, 2019
Bordeaux would later release a statement on Twitter stating that it is "never okay" to touch a performer without their consent, and commented on how unacceptable the behavior was.
It is NEVER okay to touch a performer without their consent. I didn’t realize what happened until I watched the footage afterwards being so in the moment after a dive with my back turned otherwise I would have reacted much differently. Thnx to @LadyShaniAAA for having my back https://t.co/2YKT64sKIj
— Scarlett Bordeaux (@Lady_Scarlett13) June 16, 2019
What I wear is completely irrelevant. Could be a string bikini or a snowsuit, it doesn’t matter. My body is mine and you cannot touch me without my permission. Most fans I encounter are respectful, awesome people and I appreciate you.
— Scarlett Bordeaux (@Lady_Scarlett13) June 17, 2019
Just a final thought. If you wouldn’t want a stranger to grab you on the street, don’t do it to a wrestler as they’re putting their bodies on the line trying to entertain you. To the few who tried to justify this persons behavior-
— Scarlett Bordeaux (@Lady_Scarlett13) June 17, 2019
