Former WWE employee accuses Vince McMahon of sex abuse and trafficking
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A 67-page federal lawsuit contains graphic, disturbing allegations of sexual misconduct by McMahon and another former WWE executive.
A former WWE employee is accusing founder Vince McMahon and another former executive of sexual assault and trafficking in a graphic federal lawsuit.
The 67-page lawsuit, filed by Janel Grant on Thursday, contains serious allegations of sexual misconduct, including that McMahon offered her up to a star wrestler for sex, and coerced her into a sexual relationship to keep her job and get promotions. The lawsuit also alleges McMahon, who is now 78, shared pornographic images and videos of her with other men and WWE employees.
McMahon stepped down as CEO in 2022 amid an investigation into allegations that coincide with those in the lawsuit.
Grant began working for McMahon in 2019 after experiencing financial hardship and profound grief following the loss of both of her parents. McMahon promised her long-term employment with WWE. While Grant later came to learn she would need to perform sexual acts to keep her job, "she had no idea how sordid it would become, nor how the psychological torture and physical violence would leave her feeling helpless, isolated and trapped," said the lawsuit — which detailed some of the gruesome and disturbing conditions Grant says she was subjected to.
Former WWE executive John Laurinaitis is also a defendant in the lawsuit. The document details an instance in which McMahon and Laurinaitis sexually assaulted Grant in Laurinaitis' office while their colleagues were at work. She begged them to stop as they responded things like "no means yes."
