New Lawsuit Accuses WWE’s Vince McMahon of Sexual Assault and Trafficking

McMahon has been accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking
New Lawsuit Accuses WWE’s Vince McMahon of Sexual Assault and Trafficking
New Lawsuit Accuses WWE’s Vince McMahon of Sexual Assault and Trafficking /

A new Wall Street Journal report reveals that Vince McMahon has been accused of sex trafficking by a WWE staffer who he paid to keep quiet.

The report details the lawsuit filed today by Janel Grant, a former WWE employee. In the lawsuit, Grant alleges that McMahon assaulted her sexually and trafficked her to others inside the company.

Grant is seeking to void a nondisclosure agreement that she said was reached with McMahon in 2022. The lawsuit includes graphic reports of the ways McMahon assaulted her, also naming former WWE executive John Laurinaitis as a defendant.

McMahon had been largely away from controversy since he was served with a grand jury subpoena in July. He is no longer the end-all, be-all in WWE, which now has a parent owner in TKO Group Holdings. At least for now, McMahon remains executive chairman of the TKO board, and there could be very severe consequences for his alleged actions.


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Justin Barrasso
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