The identities of two WWE executives identified as Executive Officers #1 and #2 have been revealed in the sex trafficking lawsuit filed against Vince McMahon and former talent executive John Laurinaitis. Ta.
Front Office Sports reported The two will be WWE President Nick Khan and COO Brad Blum.
This is the latest revelation from a lawsuit filed by Janelle Grant in January that rocked the professional wrestling world and led to McMahon’s resignation from parent company TKO in the face of serious allegations against the former WWE president. .
The lawsuit, filed against McMahon and WWE, does not allege sexual misconduct by either Khan or Bram, but they allege that Grant was “part of a plan to hire him in a completely unspecified role.” ” is the accusation. She remains a sex slave, used and trafficked by McMahon within WWE.”
According to FOS, the lawsuit depicts the two executives as people who helped facilitate and cover up the incident to protect WWE.
WWE denied that neither Khan nor Plumb had any knowledge of what was going on.
“WWE takes Mr. Grant’s allegations very seriously and does not tolerate any form of physical abuse or unwanted physical contact,” a WWE spokesperson said in a statement to FOS. “Neither Nick Carne nor Brad Blum were aware of Ms. Grant’s claims that she was a victim of abuse or unwanted physical contact until the lawsuit was filed on January 25, 2024. Now, neither of them claims to have known any such thing.”
Mr. Grant’s attorney, Ann Callis, confirmed to Front Office Sports that reports regarding the identities of Executive Officers 1 and 2 were accurate.
Vince McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie McMahon, is also named as Executive Officer No. 3 in the lawsuit, but she is only vaguely mentioned, and former General Counsel and WWE General Counsel Brian Nurse is also named as Executive Officer. Named No. 4.
The suit alleges that McMahon and Laurinaitis sexually assaulted and trafficked Grant on numerous occasions, citing several graphic instances.
Both Mr. McMahon and Mr. Laurinaitis have denied the allegations, and Mr. McMahon said in a statement that he would “firmly defend against these baseless accusations.”
Laurinaitis has previously maintained his innocence, his lawyer Edward Brennan told Vice News. In this case, Laurinaitis is the victim, not the predator. ”
“The truth will come out,” he said.
