A former WWE employee claims in a shocking new lawsuit that Vince McMahon sexually abused her, including using sex toys with the wrestling star's name on them.
Janelle Grant accused the wrestling mogul of defecating on her head during a threesome and sex-trafficking her to other WWE executives in May 2020, according to a complaint filed Thursday in federal court in Connecticut. He broke his silence regarding his relationship with the disturbing allegations, including the disturbing allegations.
In her complaint, Grant alleges that McMahon sent her a text message in May 2020 that read, “I'm the only one who owns U and can control who I want to do it with.”
Her lawsuit comes later. wall street journal Last year, WWE reported that the company was investigating McMahon for allegedly paying $3 million to a female employee who left the company because of a consensual affair.
Grant, who was anonymous at the time, alleges in a new lawsuit that she received an initial installment of $1 million, but was never paid any more.
A subsequent investigation found that Mr. McMahon paid $14.6 million to several women who accused him of sexual misconduct.
According to the complaint, McMahon used a sex toy on Grant, resulting in injuries including bruising and bleeding, the Journal reported Thursday.
According to the complaint, McMahon also allegedly shared nude photos and explicit videos of Grant with other WWE employees without her consent.
According to the complaint, he once locked her in a private locker room at WWE headquarters in Stamford, Conn., and forced her onto a massage table.
WWE bosses also allegedly directed Grant to have sex with other executives and professional wrestlers, according to the complaint.
Former WWE head of talent relations John Laurinaitis, who is named as a defendant in the suit, was allegedly recruited by McMahon to have sex with Grant.
Grant was asked by McMahon to visit Laurinaitis in his hotel room, where they had sex before work, the lawsuit alleges.
During an encounter at WWE offices in June 2021, McMahon and Laurinaitis forced themselves on her, and the other one took turns restraining her, the lawsuit alleges.
According to the complaint, some of the things McMahon and Laurinaitis said to Grant during the assault included, “No means yes” and “Hold on, man.”
In July 2021, McMahon instructed Grant to create sexual content on his cell phone and send it to former UFC star Brock Lesnar, who WWE was trying to sign at the time.
Last July, federal law enforcement officers executed a search warrant and served a federal grand jury subpoena on Mr. McMahon, according to regulatory filings.
WWE said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the government investigation into McMahon is ongoing, but no charges have been filed.
The company said it has received voluntary and mandatory legal requests, including from federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies, for documents related to the investigation and related subjects.
“In 2022, WWE established a special committee to review allegations of misconduct against me,” McMahon said in a statement.
“The review followed extensive research and was concluded in November 2022.”
“Throughout this experience, I have always denied, and will continue to deny, any intentional wrongdoing,” McMahon said.
“We are confident that the government's investigation will be resolved without any wrongdoing being discovered.”
Last year, Ari Emanuel's talent agency Endeavor completed a $21.4 billion merger with WWE.
TKO Group, the combined entity that combined WWE and UFC, announced in a regulatory filing Tuesday that WWE's weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion. .
According to the complaint, McMahon also allegedly shared nude photos and explicit videos of Grant with other WWE employees without her consent.
WWE bosses also allegedly directed Grant to have sex with other executives, according to the complaint.
