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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
COUNTY DEPARTMENT - LAW DIVISION

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CHRISTOPHER M. AMANN,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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PHILLIP JACK BROOKS, a/k/a

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"CM Punk," and SCOTT

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COLTON, a/k/a "Colt Cabana,"

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Defendants.

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Deposition of CHRISTOPHER MATTHEW AMANN
Chicago,

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Illinois

Thursday, August 24, 2017

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9:58 a.ra.

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Job N o .:

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Pages: 1 - 317

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Reported by: Melanie L. Humphrey-Sonntag,

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156775

CSR, RDR, CRR, CRC, FAPR

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 Transcript o f Christopher Matthew Amann
Conducted on August 24,2017

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I'm sorry.

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Did you direct him to your counsel to talk

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I didn't hear the last part.

about the status of this litigation?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Jillian is Jillian Hall or Jillian Fletcher.

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Okay.

Who is Jillian?

And this is Amann 1058 through 1065.

(Amann Deposition Exhibit 40 marked for

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identification and attached to the transcript.)

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40.

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Jillian Fletcher.

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Are those two names for the same person?

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It's the same person, yes.

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Okay.

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Did you say Jillian Hall or —

Thank you.

I'll say Hall.
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She —

And who is Jillian —

Who is Jillian Hall?

She is a former WWE performer, and I've

maintained a friendship with her since she left.
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Okay.

And did you ever have any

relationship with her while she was a performer?

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Yes.

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Was she your girlfriend while she was a

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performer?

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I guess it depends on your definition of

"girlfriend."

I —

could you be more specific?

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 Transcript o f Christopher Matthew Amann
Conducted on August 24, 2017

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Were you more than friends?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Yes ♦

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Did you have a sexual relationship?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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That was from November of 2009 until

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Did you have a romantic relationship?

And when did that end?

approximately mid- to late February of 2010.

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Okay.

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The summer of 2010.

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Was she part of the Divas program?

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At the time it was called that, yes.

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When did she leave WWE?

So my

answer is yes.

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What's it called?

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They've got away from the term "divas" and

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It's not Divas anymore?

just refer to all the performers as "superstars."
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Okay.

Got it.

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All right.

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(Amann Deposition Exhibit 41 marked for

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Who is Aaron Oster?

identification and attached to the transcript.)
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My understanding is that he is another

wrestling journalist.
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A wrestling journalist.

And this was a

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