TRIGGER WARNING
Vince McMahon responds to the lawsuit filed by Janel Grant.
On January 25, a lawsuit was filed by Janel Grant against Vince McMahon, WWE and former executive John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sex trafficking, emotional abuse, and sexual assault.
On April 23, McMahon filed a motion to compel arbitration. In McMahon's filing, it is argued "Plaintiff and Defendant (collectively, the “Parties”) engaged in a consensual relationship during which Defendant never coerced Plaintiff into doing anything and never mistreated her in any way."
The filing argues that the Plaintiff wrote love letters and that "It is incredulous that Plaintiff, a then 42-year-old woman who claims on her resume to have a law degree from Pace University, would have written these words to Defendant months after all the events in the Complaint of alleged abuse, coercion, and “sex trafficking” took place."
The filing argues that the Plaintiff violated agreement of the parties, which led to the Defendant withholding payments.
"In response, Plaintiff sought to harm him. She intentionally violated the enforceable contract with her salacious, false and defamatory public filing. However, the FAA and binding United States Supreme Court precedent—and Plaintiff’s own agreement—require that if Plaintiff wishes to proceed with her fictitious claims, she must do so in arbitration, not in this Court, and that this action be stayed pending arbitration."
The filing notes that the "Defendant vehemently and categorically denies all allegations of wrongdoing in the Complaint, including Plaintiff’s outrageous claims that Defendant coerced Plaintiff into unwanted sexual acts, sexually assaulted and/or battered her, trafficked her, and defecated on her."
Readers can find the full filing by clicking here.
Victim Resources:
National Sexual Assault Hotline
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1-800-656-4673
