An update on Grant’s lawsuit against McMahon, WWE and John Laurinaitis.
Per a write-up from Lucas Shaw of Bloomberg, former WWE employee Janel Grant agreed to pause her sex trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE and John Laurinaitis.
That came at the request of the U.S. Justice Department as they’ll be conducting their own investigation. Grant filed her lawsuit against the aforementioned parties in January.
Following the lawsuit being filed, McMahon stepped down from his roles at WWE and TKO Group Holdings. He denied the claims against him.
Ann Callis, attorney for Janel Grant, issued the following statement on Thursday:
Ms. Grant has consented to a request by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York to stay her case against Mr. McMahon, WWE and Mr. Laurinaitis, pursuant to a pending non-public investigation. We will cooperate with all appropriate next steps.
The statement below is from Vince McMahon’s attorney, Jessica Rosenberg of Kasowitz, Benson Torres:
We remain confident the evidence will prove Ms. Grant’s allegations are false and her complaint is nothing more than a fabricated, vindictive narrative from a disgruntled former girlfriend.
