The upcoming Netflix documentary, “Mr. McMahon”, which releases on Sept. 25, won’t include an interview with Janel Grant, as we reported last week.
We’ve learned, however, that the filmmakers tried to arrange an interview to include the former WWE employee in the series.
“Netflix’s documentary group made initial outreach to Janel’s representation for an interview for this project,” a spokesperson for Janel Grant stated to POST Wrestling. “Despite this, no such interview came to fruition.”
The six-part docuseries was produced by Library Films, including executive producer Chris Smith. We contacted Library Films for comment on this report but didn’t receive a response.
However, a source with knowledge of the production confirmed that Grant was approached to participate in the series. She was asked to participate in the series multiple times, according to the source, and ultimately decided not to.
Grant is the plaintiff in an ongoing lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis, which alleges she was the target of sexual assault and sex trafficking while she was under the control of McMahon. The lawsuit was put on hold in June pending a federal, possibly criminal, investigation involving U.S. Attorneys from the Southern District of New York.
