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Vince McMahon has been one of the most divisive personalities in the professional wrestling business. In addition to co-founding WWE, he is a well-known combat sports entrepreneur. It is common knowledge that the current Executive Chairman of TKO Group Holdings is responsible for the global fame of professional wrestling.
He made headlines, though, on Thursday after Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit against him, accusing him of misbehavior and sxual harassment. In the report, he was also accused of sx trafficking, and Brock Lesnar, a former mixed martial artist and WWE superstar, was also mentioned.
According to the lawsuit, McMahon allegedly wooed Grant before introducing her to other men, particularly the ‘Beast Incarnate’ (Lesnar).With a long history with the WWE, Lesnar is one of the biggest celebrities in the company.
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Vince McMahon Charged with S*x Trafficking; Report Also Mentions Brock Lesnar
The sx trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE surfaced on Thursday afternoon, shocking the wrestling community, as we learned fromWrestling Inc.Janel Grant, a former employee of WWE, filed a lawsuit containing alarming claims of sxual abuse and exploitation. She alleges, among other things, that McMahon used her as a slave for other men in the group.
Wrestling Inc. has since received a statement from a McMahon representative, which reads as follows:
“This lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and a vindictive distortion of the truth. He will vigorously defend himself.”
Well, McMahon refused to accept these allegations. However, TKO Group Holdings has released a statement of its own stating that the co-founder of the modern WWE, despite continuing to be listed as the Executive Chairman of the Board, does not manage the day-to-day affairs of WWE. Grant’s accusations are taken seriously by TKO, which says they are handling the situation internally.
Varietywas told by a TKO representative.
“Mr. McMahon does not control TKO nor does he oversee the day-to-day operations of WWE. While this matter predates our TKO executive team’s tenure at the company, we take Ms. Grant’s horrific allegations very seriously and are addressing this matter internally.”
The lawsuit also named former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and retired professional wrestler John Laurinaitis. The latter is mentioned as one of the people McMahon allegedly persuaded to have s*x with Grant. Also, McMahon allegedly used Grant as a pawn in order to help sign Lesnar to a new contract.
Her lawsuit follows news from theWall Street Journallast year that the WWE was looking into a $3 million payment that McMahon allegedly made to a female employee who left the company after a consensual affair.
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Vince McMahon Paid $14.6 Million To Women To Resolve Allegations Of S*xual Misconduct?
According to theNY Post, World Wrestling Entertainment earlier announced thatVince McMahongave $14.6 million in“hush money” to multiple women who accused him of s*xual misconduct between 2006 and 2022.In a filing with the SEC, the company said that the $14.6 million was classified as “unrecorded expenses”and that it would amend previous financial statements to reflect the expenditures.
The WWE board was investigating the matter, according to The Wall Street Journal, which earlier broke the story after an anonymous email tip revealed that McMahon had paid a $3 million hush money settlement to a former employee with whom he had an affair.
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Later, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, it was found that McMahon had paid a total of $12 million to four different women he had s*x relationships with for at least 16 years.
The world of WWE has been turned upside down by Janel Grant’s accusations, which call into question the organization’s basic tenets. The wrestling industry and its fans are currently faced with a reckoning that necessitates a much-needed examination of its culture and practices. This is a turning point that will affect WWE’s future and, ideally, bring in a time when mistreatment and exploitation are unacceptable.
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