According to a new report by Deadspin, WWE doctor Chris Amann, who last week lost his defamation lawsuit against CM Punk, was apparently involved in a sexual relationship with former WWE Diva’s champion Jillian Hall.
The report states the trial already unveiled countless of potential issues for Amann including HIPAA privacy violations and incomplete record-keeping, but there might be a deeper issue that could have ramifications on Amann’s career as a doctor. The report claims Amann filed a number of motions ahead of the trial to have certain topics banned from mention during courtroom proceedings, and one of the topics was a sexual relationship with Jillian Hall, who was a patient of Amann’s during the time they were a couple.
“You cannot have romantic relationships with your patients”, said NYU medical ethics professor Arthur Caplan. “There are a number of reasons why: First, it distorts your objectivity in terms of treating them. They can bamboozle you, or you can feel like ‘I wanna please them, so I’ll give them more pain meds,’ or whatever they’re asking for. Second, they have enough problems working with wrestlers because they have what we call dual loyalties.”
A spokesperson for WWE issued the following statement:
We were not aware of this. We are investigating the matter and will determine if any action is warranted.