Vince McMahon sex trafficking scandal

[8] In September 2023, WWE officially merged with mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to create TKO Group Holdings, of which McMahon was appointed executive chairman.

[9] On January 25, 2024, former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against WWE, McMahon, and former WWE Head of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis alleging that McMahon had sexually assaulted and trafficked her, and sought to have a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) relating to the conduct voided, both under the auspices of the Speak Out Act, which makes such NDAs illegal and unenforceable, and as nullified by McMahon's refusal to follow the contracted obligations within the NDA.

Grant also alleged that key figures in WWE were fully aware of the conduct, and actively sought to conceal McMahon's wrongdoing.

[25] On May 30, 2024, Grant agreed to “stay her case" against McMahon for six months at the request of the Department of Justice, which was launching an criminal investigation into the allegations.

Despite McMahon alleging that the SEC fine had closed the case, Callis confirmed that both the criminal investigation and civil lawsuit were still ongoing.

[29] On January 31, 2025 – one day before that year's Royal Rumble event – Grant filed an amended complaint that expanded on her grievances against McMahon and WWE.

Many individuals mentioned in the original complaint and later identified by third-party sources – including Khan, Lesnar, and celebrity doctor Carlon Colker, who was accused of supplying Grant with unidentified medication at McMahon's request – were de-anonymised and explicitly named.