A day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) boss Vince McMahon and another executive of grave sexual misconduct, the 78-year-old McMahon has resigned from WWE's parent company TKO Group. The complainant's allegations include sex trafficking. (More Sports News)
According to a statement released late Friday night, McMahon has quit his position with the board of directors at the TKO Group. The wrestling veteran has refuted the allegations made by Janel Grant, who worked in the company's legal and talent departments. While sexual assault complainants are usually not named in reports, Grant's representatives have said that she wishes to go public.
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Grant's lawsuit includes claims that McMahon coerced her into a sexual relationship to get and keep a job, and that he shared pornographic pictures and videos of her with other men, including other WWE employees.
“I stand by my prior statement that Ms. Grant's lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and is a vindictive distortion of the truth,” McMahon said in his statement. “I intend to vigorously defend myself against these baseless accusations, and look forward to clearing my name.”
Earlier, McMahon had stepped down as WWE's chief executive officer in 2022 amid a probe into allegations that are similar to those in the suit, which was filed in United States district court in Connecticut, where WWE is based.
(With AP inputs)
