Janel Grant’s New Memorandum Reveals More Details About Her Allegations Against Vince McMahon & WWE

Former WWE employee Janel Grant, on Wednesday, April 1, filed a new memorandum to oppose motions filed by Vince McMahon and WWE to move the case into private arbitration.

According to the filing, Vince McMahon informed Grant that he had apprised WWE President Nick Khan and former Chief Operating Officer Brad Blum about the sexual nature of their relationship in March 2021. It adds that Vince provided assurances to Khan and Blum about her loyalty and character and that she would never do anything to hurt the company.

The filing adds that Vince and the WWE top brass ultimately determined that she was a “corporate liability” after former General Counsel Brian Nurse became suspicious of Vince’s relationship with Grant and brought it up during a meeting with Brad Blum. Vince later assured her that it was “handled.” However, she was ultimately terminated from the legal department.

“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.”

In the filings, Grant also alleged that she was asked by Vince to “serve herself as a 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.”

In January 2024, Janel Grant filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis, following which McMahon resigned from TKO and WWE. Laurinaitis was dropped from the lawsuit last summer.