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The stay (pause) on the lawsuit former WWE employee Janel Grant brought against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE officially expired today, so the case will again be active and can move forward.
As of yesterday, there was no ruling or motion before the Connecticut District Court requesting that the stay should be extended at the request of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, which has been working on an investigation into McMahon. As of 12 PM Eastern, there was no movement in the case listed in court records.
In February 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported that McMahon was under federal investigation in relation to the allegations made by Janel Grant against him in regard to alleged sexual assault and sex trafficking. Prosecutors in New York had been in contact with alleged victims according to the outlet.
McMahon issued a statement to the WSJ, commenting at the time, "I intend to vigorously defend myself against these baseless accusations, and look forward to clearing my name.”
The WSJ report noted: "The grand jury subpoena, described to The Wall Street Journal, offers the first window into the investigation, which began in 2022. The Journal reported in 2022 that McMahon had made payouts to several women who accused him of sexual misconduct while he was CEO and that prosecutors were investigating the payouts. The subpoena also sought communications between McMahon and these women, including Grant."
The WSJ report noted other women named in the grand jury subpoena include:
*A WWE contractor whom McMahon allegedly sent unsolicited nude photos and sexually harassed.
*A former WWE wrestler who said McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex.
*Former WWE referee Rita Chatterton, who publicly accused McMahon of raping he.
*A spa manager who said McMahon assaulted her at a Southern California resort
*A former WWE employee who alleged the head of talent relations at the company at the time, John Laurinaitis, demoted her after she broke off an affair with him.
The investigation is a continuation of one publicly acknowledged by WWE in August 2023, four months after Endeavor purchased the company as their quarterly earnings report noted:
As previously disclosed on June 17, 2022, a Special Committee of the Board of Directors was formed on June 15, 2022 to investigate allegations of misconduct by Vince McMahon. As previously disclosed, the Special Committee investigation was completed during the fourth quarter of 2022. However, related government investigations remain ongoing.
On July 17, 2023, federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant and served a federal grand jury subpoena on Mr. McMahon. No charges have been brought in these investigations.
The Company has received voluntary and compulsory legal demands for documents, including from federal law enforcement and regulatory agencies, concerning the investigation and related subject matters.
Fully consistent with prior expectations, the Company and Endeavor expect their transaction to be closed in the second half of 2023.
Additional information with respect to this item may be found in Note 18, Commitments and Contingencies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
To date, McMahon has not been charged.
The United States District Attorney overseeing the McMahon operation has announced he will be resigning ahead of the Trump administration coming into power. How that will cascade over into the McMahon operation remains to be seen. Linda McMahon will expected to be part of Trump's cabinet.
PREVIOUS JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT COVERAGE
VINCE MCMAHON, WWE SUED BY FORMER EMPLOYEE ALLEGING SEX TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE AT HANDS OF MCMAHON, JOHN LAUIRINAITIS
by Mike Johnson
1/25/2024 12:57 PM
STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY REPRESENTING JANEL GRANT, WHO IS SUING WWE AND VINCE MCMAHON
by Mike Johnson
1/25/2024 1:04 PM
NBC AFFILIATE IN RI PUBLISHES COMPLETE MCMAHON LAWSUIT, MORE ON WHY JANEL GRANT FILED SUIT
by Mike Johnson
1/25/2024 2:43 PM
HORRIFIC' - TKO GROUP HOLDING ISSUES STATEMENT ON VINCE MCMAHON ALLEGATIONS IN LAWSUIT
by Mike Johnson
1/25/2024 4:46 PM
ANSWERING SOME OF YOUR VINCE MCMAHON LAWSUIT QUESTIONS
by Mike Johnson
1/26/2024 9:13 AM
FIRST SIGN WWE MAY BE DISTANCING FROM VINCE MCMAHON
by Mike Johnson
1/26/2024 10:33 AM
WWE PULLS VINCE MCMAHON SHIRT FROM ONLINE SALES
by Mike Johnson
1/26/2024 2:06 PM
FORMER WWE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER STATES INVESTIGATION INTO VINCE MCMAHON INCLUDED 'OUTREACH' TO JANEL GRANT, HER ATTORNEY
by Mike Johnson
1/26/2024 4:56 PM
JANEL GRANT STATEMENT REGARDING MCMAHON, WWE LAWSUIT TO BE RELEASED THIS EVENING VIA CRIME PODCAST
by Mike Johnson
1/26/2024 5:30 PM
INTERNAL WWE REACTION TO VINCE MCMAHON RESIGNATION
by Mike Johnson
1/26/2024 8:49 PM
JANEL GRANT'S ATTORNEY MAKING ROUNDS DISCUSSING VINCE MCMAHON LAWSUIT
by Steven Fernandes
1/27/2024 12:09 PM
INTERNAL REACTION TO VINCE MCMAHON'S TKO & WWE RESIGNATION, WHERE THINGS STAND WITH THE JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT AND LOTS MORE
by Mike Johnson
1/29/2024 9:10 AM
WWE HALL OF FAMERS THE BELLAS COMMENT ON WWE ALLEGATIONS IN GRANT LAWSUIT
by Mike Johnson
1/29/2024 5:26 PM
NEWSWEEK COVERS CALLS FOR BOYCOTT AGAINST WWE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
by Mike Johnson
1/29/2024 7:07 PM
DAVE SCHERER DISCUSSES THE VINCE MCMAHON LAWSUIT, HIS RESIGNATION AND MORE ON SLATE.COM'S WHAT NEXT PODCAST
by Mike Johnson
2/1/2024 9:09 AM
JOHN LAURINAITIS' ATTORNEY COMMENTS ON JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT, SAYS HE WAS A VICTIM OF VINCE MCMAHON AS WELL
by Mike Johnson
2/1/2024 4:09 PM
BROCK LESNAR PULLED FROM WWE 2K SUPERCARD GAME
by Mike Johnson
2/1/2024 8:33 PM
VINCE MCMAHON UNDER FEDERAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, MCMAHON COMMENTS
by Mike Johnson
2/2/2024 8:38 AM
REPORT: VINCE MCMAHON NDAS WERE CREATED WITHOUT WWE KNOWLEDGE
by Mike Johnson
2/2/2024 5:01 PM
WHO TOLD VINCE MCMAHON TO RESIGN FROM TKO AND WWE
by Mike Johnson
2/7/2024 10:00 AM
BRET HART RIPS APART VINCE MCMAHON
by Mike Johnson
2/9/2024 11:24 AM
BROCK LESNAR-WWE 2K UPDATE
by Mike Johnson
2/22/2024 12:44 PM
VINCE MCMAHON LOOKING TO SELL MORE TKO STOCK
by Mike Johnson
3/4/2024 7:10 PM
NICK KHAN, BRAD BLUM AND MORE IDENTIFIED AS WWE CORPORATE OFFICERS IN JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT, WWE COMMENTS
by Mike Johnson
3/11/2024 5:54 PM
JOHN LAURINAITIS ACKNOWLEDGES JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT BEFORE COURT IN CT, WILL RESPOND WITHIN 60 DAYS
by Mike Johnson
3/21/2024 12:29 PM
NEW YORK POST OBTAINS LOVE LETTER FROM JANEL GRANT TO VINCE MCMAHON, GRANT CLAIMS SHE WAS 'COERCED' TO WRITE IT
by Mike Johnson
4/1/2024 12:50 PM
NBC COVERS VINCE MCMAHON'S LIFE AFTER WWE
by Mike Johnson
4/17/2024 2:54 PM
JANEL GRANT FIRES BACK AT VINCE MCMAHON, FILES MOTION ASKING COURT TO STRIKE 'INFLAMMATORY LIES' AGAINST HER
by Mike Johnson
4/24/2024 9:03 PM
JOHN LAURINAITIS ALIGNS WITH VINCE MCMAHON IN JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT
by Mike Johnson
5/2/2024 3:26 PM
HUGE RESIGNATION FROM WWE HAS EYEBROWS RAISED
by Mike Johnson
5/3/2024 10:02 AM
WWE FILES MOTION IN JANEL GRANT CASE, THEY 'ANTICIPATE' THEY TOO WILL SEEK PRIVATE ARBITRATION
by Mike Johnson
5/8/2024 10:33 AM
VINCE MCMAHON FILES 'STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED FACTS' IN RELATION TO JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT
by Mike Johnson
5/14/2024 7:53 PM
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BECOMES 'INTERESTED PARTY' IN JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT VS. VINCE MCMAHON, WWE
by Mike Johnson
5/30/2024 1:44 PM
JANEL GRANT PAUSING LAWSUIT FOLLOWING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT REQUEST, ATTORNEY COMMENTS
by Mike Johnson
5/30/2024 1:51 PM
JOHN LAURINAITIS FILES SWORN STATEMENT IN REGARD TO JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT
by Mike Johnson
6/10/2024 3:19 PM
JANEL GRANT LAWSUIT VS. WWE, VINCE MCMAHON, JOHN LAURINAITIS OFFICIALLY PAUSED
by Mike Johnson
6/12/2024 9:48 AM
JANEL GRANT FILES PRE-ACTION PETITION AGAINST HEALTH PROVIDER
by Steven Fernandes
7/16/2024 3:06 PM
JANEL GRANT MEDIA CALL HIGHLIGHTS
by Mike Johnson
9/19/2024 2:38 PM
JANEL GRANT'S ATTORNEY RESPONDS TO VINCE MCMAHON DECRYING NETFLIX DOCUSERIES
by Mike Johnson
9/23/2024 8:20 PM
REPORT: VINCE MCMAHON TRIED TO BUY NETFLIX SERIES TO PREVENT RELEASE
by Mike Johnson
9/24/2024 10:25 AM
ATTORNEY FOR JANEL GRANT ISSUES STATEMENT ON VINCE MCMAHON DOCUMENTARY
by Mike Johnson
9/25/2024 11:46 PM
ATTORNEYS FOR JANEL GRANT REQUEST GRANT & OTHERS BE RELEASED FROM NDAs
by Mike Johnson
COMPLETE STATEMENT & LETTER FROM ATTORNEYS FOR JANEL GRANT
by Mike Johnson
10/8/2024 10:10 AM
JANEL GRANT'S LATEST LEGAL FILINGS TARGETS MEDICAL CLINIC SHE ALLEGES VINCE MCMAHON SENT HER, GRANT CLAIMS CLINIC REFUSES TO RELEASE HER MEDICAL RECORDS
by Mike Johnson
10/15/2024 9:01 AM
JANEL GRANT ATTORNEY ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEW LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST WWE AND MCMAHONS
by Mike Johnson
10/23/2024 3:31 PM
JANEL GRANT SPOKESPERSON TORCHES WWE FOR NOT HAVING SEXUAL HARASSMENT GUIDELINES ON CORPORATE WEBSITE
by Mike Johnson
10/29/2024 2:50 PM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT ATTORNEY OVERSEEING VINCE MCMAHON INVESTIGATION RESIGNING, ATTORNEY FOR JANEL GRANT COMMENTS
by Mike Johnson
11/26/2024 12:47 PM
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