According to the complaint, the former WWE employee who claimed to have been sexually assaulted and trafficked by Vince McMahon was grieving the death of her parents and was desperately looking for work when she moved to the upscale apartment where her parents lived. It is said that he met a big name in the professional wrestling world at his apartment.
Mr. McMahon lived in a duplex penthouse at Park Tower Stamford. A two-bedroom apartment in a 36-story condo building in the southwestern Connecticut town formerly known as Trump Park Stamford could sell for $1.2 million, according to real estate listing site Zillow. It is said that there is.
Janelle Grant, now 43, is said to have been introduced to McMahon by the building's resident caretaker in the spring of 2019, but the building is subject to a referendum in 2021 to remove the former president's name from the building. was voted on, but is still controlled by the Trump Organization.
At the time, Grant was “focused on finding gainful employment” after the death of her parents, whom she “served as her full-time sole caregiver,” according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Connecticut. ”.
“In addition, she is unemployed and has lost her family home due to her parents' bankruptcy,” according to the complaint.
Ms. Grant then sought advice from her building's resident manager, who suggested Mr. McMahon might be able to help, according to the complaint.
“Of course!!” McMahon texted the resident manager when asked if he would talk to Grant about giving him a “fresh start.”
A spokesperson for Mr. McMahon said Thursday that “this lawsuit is full of lies, far-fetched and salacious fabrications, and persistent distortions of the truth.” “He will defend himself vigorously.”
In March 2019, Mr. McMahon invited Mr. Grant to an ostensible job interview meeting at his condominium. She arrived at her meeting with a copy of her resume and a “thank you” cookie, according to her complaint.
According to the complaint, McMahon disclosed details about Linda McMahon's personal life, including the fact that she was an “ex-husband” who was “long deceased” and that their marriage was “a paper arrangement for business purposes.” He is said to have said.
Mr. McMahon told Mr. Grant at the end of the meeting that he wasn't just going to offer him a job, “I'm going to give it to him.” [her] The lawsuit claimed he “will find a place for her in WWE.”
Grant told McMahon, “She didn't know how to thank him, saying, “Maybe he just changed my life,'' but McMahon said “thank you'' wasn't enough. “If it's a hug, I'll accept it,” he said. Lawsuit.
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 the new lawsuit that she received an initial $1 million installment, but has not received any further payments since then.
Ms. Grant's lawsuit includes graphic details of alleged abuse and sex trafficking by Ms. McMahon.
After she was hired by WWE, McMahon ordered her to defecate on his head during a threesome and to sleep with other executives and wrestling stars in the company.
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.”
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.
In 2021, the condominium board removed Donald Trump's name from the building following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of the former president who challenged Joe Biden's election victory. It was decided to delete it.
The building is controlled by the Trump Organization, which paid the company for permission to use the former president's name.
Vince and Linda McMahon, who served as the head of the Small Business Administration in the Trump administration, sold the duplex penthouse last year for $1.95 million, about half the original asking price.
The couple bought the 3,351-square-foot pad, which boasts three bedrooms and four bathrooms, in 2009 for $4.1 million, which was $1 million more than it was appraised that same year. According to public records cited by Stanford Law Scholars.
Apartment residents who did not want to be associated with Trump due to his administration's policies and inflammatory comments voted to remove their names, saying the link would reduce the value of their properties.
The lawsuit comes just months after WWE was acquired by Endeavor, a sports entertainment company owned by super agent Ari Emanuel.
Endeavor and WWE have jointly formed TKO Group, bringing the wrestling brand under the same corporate umbrella as the UFC.
“Mr. McMahon does not control TKO and does not oversee the day-to-day operations of WWE,” a TKO spokesperson told the Thursday Post.
“While this matter predates the tenure of our TKO management team, we take Mr. Grant's horrific allegations very seriously and are addressing this matter internally.”
