Overview
- Janel Grant filed a 40-page affidavit in federal court in Connecticut expanding her lawsuit, alleging rape, sex trafficking, and repeated physical and emotional abuse by Vince McMahon during her 2019–2022 employment.
- Grant says McMahon told WWE president Nick Khan and former COO Brad Blum about the sexual nature of their relationship, that leaders labeled her a corporate liability, and that former general counsel Brian Nurse raised concerns before the issue was “handled.”
- Her filing describes attempted arrangements involving Brock Lesnar, who she says texted her as “Polish Joe” to request explicit content and a meeting, and it alleges McMahon beat her in 2021 and used a sex toy as part of a claimed bet tied to Lesnar’s negotiations.
- McMahon and WWE deny the allegations and seek to move the case to arbitration under a nondisclosure agreement, while Grant argues the NDA is unenforceable and asks to keep the case in open court.
- John Laurinaitis was dismissed from the suit in May 2025 after agreeing to cooperate, and his lawyer now disputes the new claims, while Grant says the abuse and the company’s response left her suicidal and McMahon later stepped down from TKO/WWE following her 2024 filing.