WWE's Vince McMahon Accused Of Sex Trafficking, Assault In Lawsuit

A former employee of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has accused the company's co-founder and longtime former chairman Vince McMahon of sex trafficking, sexual assault and paying to keep her quiet in a lawsuit filed Thursday. According to The Washington Post, Janel Grant filed the lawsuit in Connecticut, US. In the court documents, she alleged that she was sexually abused by Mr McMahon while he was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the WWE. She also described the "psychological torture and physical violence" she was subjected to by the former WWE chairman.

According to the Post, Ms Grant, who worked for WWE from June 2019 through March 2022, has claimed that Mr McMahon first pressured her into a sexual relationship with the promise of professional opportunities after meeting her in March 2019. She also alleged that the 78-year-old attempted to traffic her to other men "as a pawn to secure talent deals" with prospective wrestlers the company was recruiting. He would intimidate her with threats of revenge porn and make "depraved sexual demands" in exchange for her continued employment, the document said.

Ms Grant said that she was fired after Mr McMahon's wife, Linda McMahon, discovered the relationship. She also claimed that she was subsequently pressured to sign a nondisclosure agreement in exchange for $3 million.