Vince McMahon, WWE, and Janel Grant Seek to Move Sex Trafficking Lawsuit to Confidential Arbitration
Lawyers for Vince McMahon, WWE, and plaintiff Janel Grant have jointly filed a motion to adjourn an upcoming court hearing and move their dispute into confidential arbitration. Grant filed the lawsuit in 2022 alleging McMahon sexually assaulted and sex trafficked her during her employment at WWE from 2019 to 2022. The move to arbitration would remove the case from public court proceedings, with the parties requesting a 21-day extension to finalize a potential agreement.
All parties in the sex trafficking lawsuit have jointly requested that a Connecticut District Court hearing scheduled for June 16 be temporarily adjourned to allow them to negotiate moving the case into confidential arbitration. According to court documents, the parties stated they are in "active discussions regarding a potential agreement to arbitrate the dispute" and seek the adjournment "in good faith, to avoid unnecessarily consuming the Court's and the parties' resources." Grant alleges she experienced repeated physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, and sex trafficking perpetrated by McMahon, with claims that senior WWE officials knew about and facilitated the abuse. McMahon has maintained his innocence throughout the process. McMahon stepped down as WWE CEO in 2022 following the initial lawsuit filing and later stepped down from TKO Group in 2024. TKO Group stated in January 2024 that it takes Grant's allegations "very seriously."
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