John Laurinaitis is listed alongside Vince McMahon in a lawsuit alleging his involvement in a sex trafficking and abuse scandal with former WWE employee Janel Grant.
McMahon resigned from all of his positions within TKO, including TKO Executive Chairman and the TKO Board of Directors, following the lawsuit being filed.
Laurinaitis’ attorney, Edward Brennan, issued the following statement on the matter:
“John Laurinaitis has filed a Motion today fully joining in and adopting Vince McMahon’s motion to compel arbitration. Mr. Laurinaitis corroborates Mr. McMahon in publicly declaring that Ms. Grant’s allegations of sexual abuse and coercion in her Complaint are completely unfounded. My client will fight these false allegations together with Mr. McMahon in the proper forum, arbitration.”
McMahon’s attorney, Jessica T. Rosenberg, also issued the following statement:
“In January 2024, Ms. Grant, a 43-year-old with a law degree, who was in love with Mr. McMahon and devastated by their break-up, filed an outrageous and false lawsuit to ruin Mr. McMahon’s career and reputation. Now, her false allegations are slowly unraveling. Today, Mr. Laurinaitis’ attorney confirmed his client will corroborate Mr. McMahon’s account and expose the lies within the Complaint. Despite their intense efforts, Ms. Grant’s attorneys won’t be able to suppress the truth from coming out.”
Previously, Laurinaitis indicated that he had flipped on Vince McMahon. This has now clearly changed.
New statement from Vince McMahon's attorney, Jessica T. Rosenberg to Wrestlenomics, following the news that John Laurinaitis is endorsing McMahon's Motion to Compel Arbitration:
“In January 2024, Ms. Grant, a 43-year-old with a law degree, who was in love with Mr. McMahon and…
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 2, 2024
John Laurinaitis's Motion to Compel Arbitration in Grant v. WWE et al is short.
Laurinaitis adopts in full the arguments made earlier by McMahon last week on McMahon's Motion to Compel.https://t.co/eAXV3DJCWv pic.twitter.com/7svA05gN04
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 2, 2024
