Janel Grants Files Memorandum Revealing New Details In Allegations Against Vince McMahon

On April 1, Janel Grant filed a new memorandum opposing motions filed by Vince McMahon and WWE in her lawsuit against both parties.

The filing states McMahon told her he had informed WWE president Nick Khan and former company COO Brad Blum of the nature of his relationship with Grant in March 2021. The filing also states McMahon told her that former WWE general counsel Brad Nurse had raised concerns about the relationship and that it was “handled.”

From the filings:

“Vince then informed me that he had spoken privately with Nick Khan and Brad Blum during which he formally disclosed the sexual nature of his relationship with me. He said they expressed concern and one questioned whether I could be trusted. Vince told me he provided them with assurances about my loyalty, character, that I would never do something to hurt WWE, and that I ‘would sooner jump off the balcony than hurt anyone.’ He told me that, with these assurances, Nick and Brad were ultimately supportive.”

“Vince revealed that he and WWE leadership determined that I was a corporate liability. He then told me that they needed me to leave the legal department immediately as my presence had affected their ability to hire a new General Counsel.

To explain this, he revealed that the former General Counsel, Brian Nurse, had highly suspected or knew about Vince’s sexual relationship with me, and he brought it to the attention of Vince’s office during a meeting with Brad. As a result, Vince then flicked his wrist and stated it was ‘handled.‘

I understood this to mean that the General Counsel had identified Vince’s conduct with me as a liability to the Executive Office and was subsequently terminated.”

Elsewhere during the filing, Grant alleged she was to “serve herself as breakfast.”

“I saw no way out of this, between Vince, Nick, Brad, Johnny, and the corporate plan that dealt with me, followed by Vince’s instructions to walk to my new boss’s hotel room (that WWE paid for) to sexually serve myself to him as ‘breakfast.’ Weeks later, around the beginning of April, I found myself in such immense emotional and physical pain that I attempted suicide.”

“When I told Vince about the failed attempt, and that I was lucky to be alive, he responded with a voice memo telling me what to do: ‘Go knock on Johnny’s door in the morning, Ok I’ll talk to you later I hope. Ok. Bye.’ In line with Vince’s instruction, I again walked to Johnny’s hotel room the next morning to serve myself to him as ‘breakfast.’ I was instructed to do this on at least five occasions, and I felt I had no other choice.”

Read the full filing here.

Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit in January 2024 against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. McMahon resigned from TKO/WWE following the lawsuit being filed. Laurinaitis has since been dropped from the lawsuit.

Read comments from Grant regarding the NDA and her experience here.