WWE boss Vince McMahon accused of sexual assault and trafficking in new lawsuit

• WWE boss Vince McMahon was accused of sexual assault, trafficking, and physical and emotional abuse in a lawsuit by a woman who previously worked for the pro wrestling giant.
• The Connecticut federal court suit by Janel Grant, which alleges McMahon directed her to have sex with a WWE "superstar" and other men, seeks to void a nondisclosure agreement that Grant says she reached with McMahon in 2022, when he agreed to pay her $3 million.
• The suit says McMahon only paid her $1 million, "but failed to make any further payments." Grant was one of several women who received payouts from McMahon over the years.
• WWE merged last year with the mixed martial arts company UFC. Both companies are now owned by TKO Group Holdings.

WWE boss Vince McMahon was accused Thursday of sexual assault, trafficking, and physical and emotional abuse in a graphic lawsuit by a woman who previously worked for the pro wrestling giant.

The suit by Janel Grant — which alleges McMahon directed her to have sex with a WWE "superstar" and other men — seeks to void a nondisclosure agreement that Grant says she reached with McMahon in 2022. She said heagreed to pay her $3 million as part of that deal.

The suit says McMahon only paid her $1 million, "but failed to make any further payments." Grant was one of several women who received payouts from McMahon over the years.

In addition to the 78-year-old McMahon, the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut names WWE and John Laurinaitis, the former head of talent relations and general manager, as defendants.

The complaint comes six months after federal lawsuit enforcement agents executed a search warrant on McMahon and served him with a grand jury subpoena as part of an investigation into McMahon's