TRIGGER WARNING - Sexual Assault, Rape, Sex Trafficking, Sexual Abuse
Vince McMahon has previously alleged that he was abused as a child by his stepfather. McMahon has also alleged that he was sexually abused by his stepbrother and, he has insinuated, his mother.
On "Mr. McMahon," Vince spoke about his upbringing and how he didn't want to look back.
"I'm not big at looking backward at all. I don't know whether I'm afraid to look back, like, 'What's back there?' My childhood was what it was. It was difficult. I mean, there's fighting, there's infighting, there's incest, and you don't like it, but I felt that as a kid, when you're getting the crap beat out of you, once he stops, if you're still breathing, if you're still living, you win. I know from a psychological standpoint, when you're abused as a kid, the tendency is for you to abuse. I think sometimes that's just a cop out. I've never subscribed to that. Anything rotten like that, anything bad that happens to you, get rid of it. Will it come forward on occasion? Sure. Will it hurt on occasion? Sure. But throw it the fuck back there, and go forward," he said.
McMahon has been accused of rape, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and sex trafficking by former employees throughout the years.
All six episodes of "Mr. McMahon" are now streaming on Netflix.
Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit in January against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. On May 30, Grant agreed to pause the lawsuit for six months while the federal investigation continued against McMahon, who resigned from TKO/WWE following the lawsuit being filed.
Victim Resources:
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Hours: Available 24 hours
1-800-656-4673
