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Janel Grant’s New Affidavit Details Abuse Claims and Says WWE Leaders Were Told

A pending ruling will determine if the case proceeds in public court or shifts to private arbitration under a contested nondisclosure agreement.

Overview

  • Grant’s new 40-page affidavit, filed April 1 in federal court in Connecticut, expands her allegations against Vince McMahon and opposes moving the case to private arbitration.
  • She says McMahon told her in March 2021 that he disclosed their sexual relationship to WWE president Nick Khan and former COO Brad Blum, and that leadership labeled her a corporate liability after then–general counsel Brian Nurse raised concerns.
  • The filing describes alleged trafficking-related contact with Brock Lesnar, who she says texted her as “Polish Joe,” requested explicit material, and expected her to travel to meet him while she reported interactions back to McMahon.
  • Grant recounts being ordered to “serve” former talent chief John Laurinaitis as “breakfast,” and says she attempted suicide weeks later during what she describes as escalating abuse.
  • A judge must now decide whether the lawsuit stays in open court or goes to arbitration under the NDA, as McMahon denies the claims and Laurinaitis’s lawyer cites an internal WWE board review that cleared him and notes his dismissal from the suit.