New Janel Grant Complaint Accuses McMahon, WWE of Using Her ‘Lke Commodity’

Janel Grant, the former World Wrestling Entertainment employee who filed a complaint against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE last year, filed an amended complaint on Friday in Connecticut federal district court.

The new complaint accused McMahon of using Grant like a “commodity” through sex assault and sex trafficking.

In a press release, attorneys for Grant accused McMahon of the following:

• “McMahon sent a text message to Grant, where he fantasized in graphic detail about watching as a group of men are “surrounding” her and leaving her physically “wrecked,” underscoring how he viewed her as a commodity to offer to others.”
• “A text message from McMahon to Ms. Grant where he makes clear that only McMahon has the power to “arrange” Ms. Grant’s sexual encounters.”
• “An occasion where McMahon video recorded Ms. Grant while nude for Laurinaitis, without Ms. Grant’s knowledge or consent.”
• “Details about the sham investigation WWE proclaimed to conduct in 2022 after it became public that McMahon signed NDAs with multiple women, in which “investigators” refused to interview Ms. Grant.”
• “The transcript of a voice message from McMahon to Ms. Grant, where he attempts to coerce her into signing an NDA “really f***in’ fast” so he doesn’t get kicked out of his own “f***in’ company.”

Representatives for Vince McMahon sent the following statement from his attorney Jessica T. Rosenberg: “As expected, the proposed amended complaint is nothing more than the latest publicity stunt in an ongoing smear campaign. It is filled with desperate falsehoods from a team that continues to disregard the law and the truth.”

The complaint included additional text messages and communications between McMahon and Grant and gave more details on the allegations against McMahon, Laurinaitis and a physical therapist at Peak Wellness. It also included communications with other WWE staff.

One portion of the complaint said McMahon forced Grant to film material for him to give to Michael Hayes and other WWE employees on the production crew.

The complaint said a new office, designed with knowledge of WWE execs Nick Khan and Brad Blum, was built for Laurinaitis that gave him an internal door to Grant’s office. The office was said to be located on the same wall as an office for Paul Levesque.

It also alleged McMahon could be seen looking at photos of Grant while being filmed for the 2024 Mr. McMahon Netflix documentary.

“McMahon recklessly obtained Ms. Grant’s nude photos while being filmed for a documentary and shots of him viewing her nude images aired on Netflix in 2024 for the world to see,” the complaint said.

The amended complaint said McMahon had originally violated the non-disclosure agreement signed by him and Grant, accusing McMahon of leaking the information to a media blogger.

Judge Sarah F. Russell denied Grant’s motion for a status conference on Jan. 16 and also denied McMahon, WWE and Laurinaitis’s request to hold a motion for arbitration hearing until after Grant filed her amended complaint.