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Vince McMahon alleged that the girl accusing him of sexual intercourse trafficking and sexual harassment willingly frequented his residence in the course of their affair.
In accordance to court docket paperwork acquired by Us Weekly on Tuesday, April 23, McMahon, 78, denied the allegations produced versus him by Janel Grant and claimed they ended up in a “consensual relationship.” The previous wrestling tycoon claimed Grant, 43, wrote him a like letter contacting him “[my] very best buddy, my like and my every little thing,” and praised him for staying a “wonderful, tender, susceptible, coronary heart-on-your-sleeve soul.”
McMahon also alleged in the filing that Grant cheated on her fiancé with him. The businessman claimed that he lived in the exact constructing as Grant and her companion and she would visit his “condominium at all hours” just before returning to her location afterwards.
In accordance to the docs, McMahon and Grant finished their affair in January 2022. Grant, who also worked with McMahon at WWE still left her position there at the exact same time. McMahon’s submitting claimed that Grant submitted her lawsuit towards him just after he did not pay back her $3 million to keep their marriage a mystery.
Grant named McMahon when she submitted her lawsuit in January. She claimed she was a victim of “physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault and trafficking” for the duration of her employment, for each docs received by Us at the time.
According to Grant, McMahon “pushed” her to interact in a actual physical romantic relationship in exchange for a work at WWE. She feared the possible “negative consequences” if she turned him down and hence “[succumbed] to the force.”
When Grant was utilized by WWE, McMahon allegedly shared sexually explicit pictures of her with other men in the enterprise. She claimed that she was coerced into possessing sexual intercourse with other staffers at the organization’s headquarters during get the job done several hours.
After news broke about the lawsuit, McMahon vehemently denied the sexual assault, trafficking and abuse allegations Grant designed against him.
“This lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene designed-up occasions that never happened, and a vindictive distortion of the truth of the matter. He will vigorously defend himself,” a spokesperson for McMahon mentioned in a assertion to Us.
In 2022, McMahon stepped down as WWE CEO and Chairman of the Board while he was currently being investigated for sexual misconduct allegations. (He has still to be charged with a crime.)
“I have pledged my full cooperation to the investigation by the Specific Committee, and I will do every little thing possible to guidance the investigation,” he reported in a statement produced by WWE. “I have also pledged to take the conclusions and end result of the investigation, regardless of what they are.”
