A former WWE employee who is suing the company and its former CEO, Vince McMahon, made new and graphic allegations in a filing in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut earlier this week. Janel Grant, who filed her initial lawsuit against WWE, McMahon and former executive John Laurinaitis, detailed more claims about how she was allegedly recruited to work for WWE, the alleged “abuse” she received while WWE leaders allegedly did nothing and other assertions. Laurinaitis was previously removed from the lawsuit. Fox News Digital reached out to McMahon’s lawyer and WWE for comment. Grant, who worked at WWE from June 2019 to 2022, alleged that she was “subjected to repeated physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, and sexual trafficking perpetrated” by McMahon and “most senior officials and talent, knew about and facilitated the abuse” she experienced. Grant claimed in the lawsuit that McMahon pressured her to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) and that he allegedly sexually assaulted after she signed the document. The sordid allegations are a part of an ongoing lawsuit between the parties. McMahon stepped down as the CEO of WWE in 2022, and stepped down from TKO in 2024 after the initial lawsuit was filed. He has maintained his innocence through the process. TKO Group told The Associated Press in January 2024 it took Grant’s allegations “very seriously.” “Mr. McMahon does not control TKO nor does he oversee the day-to-day operations of WWE,” the company said at the time.
