Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment each filed new motions seeking to push the Janel Grant lawsuit into private arbitraton on 6/13 before The United States District Court of Connecticut, PWInsider.com has learned.
Grant's attorneys have until 7/11 to respond.
Grant's lawsuit against McMahon and WWE alleges “that McMahon lured her with promises of career advancement, and then he allegedly exploited her and trafficked her to other men inside the company.” Grant signed a nondisclosure agreement in 2022 with McMahon, agreeing to a payment of $3 million to not publicly disparage him or to discuss their relationship. She alleges in the suit that he stopped making payments after $1 million, one third of the agreement, was received. Her lawsuit is seeking to void the NDA and additional financial damages.
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