Former WWE Employee Accuses Vince McMahon of Sexual Abuse, Sex Trafficking
Former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is in hot water again after a woman who previously worked for WWE filed a lawsuit against him and the pro wrestling giant for sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Also named in the lawsuit is former head of talent relations John Laurinaitis, who has also been accused of sexual abuse in the past.
The lawsuit was filed in Connecticut, and USA Today managed to get access to the filing. It details the experience of the former employee, identified in the suit as Janel Grant. She used to work at the WWE Headquarters in Connecticut.
In that lawsuit, Grant claimed that McMahon made her sign a non-disclosure agreement about their relationship and paid her $3 million to keep quiet. However, McMahon and the WWE did not pay her the full amount, so she is now suing the company and wants the agreement to be void.
This new lawsuit came two years after reports of McMahon using company money to pay four women over $12 million in total across 16 years, accusing the wrestling boss of sexual misconduct and infidelity. WWE was also investigating a secret $3 million settlement to pay to an employee with whom he allegedly had an affair.
In her suit, Grant also accused the former WWE chairman of taking part in sex trafficking and putting her through sexual acts that were done with "extreme cruelty and degradation." She also claimed that McMahon showed sexually explicit images of her to other WWE employees, as well as a popular WWE talent, in an effort to get him to come back to the company.
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"Ms. Grant hopes that her lawsuit will prevent other women from being victimized. The organization is well aware of Mr. McMahon's history of depraved behavior, and it's time that they take responsibility for the misconduct of its leadership."
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Meanwhile, WWE's parent company, TKO, has also already learned of the new lawsuit and sexual abuse allegations against Vince McMahon. It has now issued a statement saying the company is taking the allegations seriously, per the Associated Press.
"Mr. McMahon does not control TKO nor does he oversee the day-to-day operations of WWE," said the TKO Group in its statement. "While this matter pre-dates our TKO executive team's tenure at the company, we take Ms. Grant's horrific allegations very seriously and are addressing this matter internally."
Vince McMahon Had 'Aggressive Sexual Behavior,' Says Sexual Abuse Accuser
In her lawsuit, Grant claimed that McMahon demanded that she send him explicit photos. She also described him as having aggressive sexual behavior that caused "physical injuries, including bleeding and pain, from forceful use of sex toys."
According to CBS News, the former WWE head also named his sex toys after WWE wrestlers. "[F]or example, a black 'dildo' would be named after an African American wrestler and a white 'dildo' would be named after a Caucasian wrestler," the filing stated.
McMahon also described his sexual fantasies to Grant and showed her explicit photos to her male co-workers. "I just passed my phone around to a bunch of guys on the tech crew. They were screaming!! ... "Look at that a**," he allegedly wrote.
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Written by: Rick Martin
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