Did you know that Vince McMahon’s accuser, Janel Grant, penned a ‘love letter’ to the ex-WWE CEO after alleging sexual abuse? However, she claims she was coerced into writing it. The plot thickens as this unexpected twist unfolds in the ongoing legal battle between Grant and McMahon. With allegations of coercion clouding the situation, the truth behind this peculiar love letter remains shrouded in mystery. As accusations and defenses fly back and forth, one thing is certain – this scandal has more layers than a wrestling ring!
Grant insists that she was coerced into writing the letter and that it does not diminish the severity of the abuse she faced. Despite this attempt at reconciliation, Grant’s claims against McMahon remain steadfast.
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Janel Grant — whose bombshell lawsuit landed a day before the wrestling icon abruptly stepped down as executive chairman of WWE-parent TKO Group Holdings — penned a lengthy email to McMahon dated Dec. 24, 2021 in which she called him “my best friend, my love and my everything.”
“After almost 3 years together, it’ like my life isn’t even real to me unless you’re there and in it and I’m sharing it all with you,” Grant, 43, wrote in the Christmas Eve letter to 78-year-old McMahon obtained by The Post.
The lovestruck letter stands in contrast to the allegations in her explosive lawsuit filed in Connecticut federal court in January, which claimed that McMahon allegedly defecated on Grant’s head during a threesome in May 2020 — some 18 months before she wrote the alleged love letter.
But Grant’s attorney, Ann Callis, told The Post that McMahon actually instructed Grant to write the note.
“Frankly it’s pretty disgusting that Vince’s weeks-late attempt to defend his horrendous behavior — behavior he claims to this day never happened — is to try to showcase letters that Vince himself coerced her to write,” Callis said.
“His psychological torture of her continues — as is typical of abusive predators who respond to women speaking out with increased threats. While Janel isn’t a stranger to his intimidation tactics, this is a new low even for him.”
Asked about the coercion allegations, McMahon’s attorney, Jessica Taub Rosenberg of law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres, told The Post that “this is revisionist history. No one coerced Ms. Grant to write that letter. She wrote it of her own accord. The fact that the letter shows it was the 24th draft speaks volumes.”
““Nowhere in her voluminous complaint, that is replete with fabrications, does she mention being coerced into such behavior. The language of the letter is consistent with other communications she made to Mr. McMahon over the course of their consensual relationship,” Rosenberg added.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Grant revealed that on Dec. 21, three days before sending the letter, Grant texted McMahon that she had surgery on her pointer finger, saying “I think I’m tapping out today.”
In the alleged text exchange obtained by The Post, which was not included in Grant’s lawsuit but alleged as genuine by a spokesperson for Grant, McMahon responded, “Damn it. Sorry baby,” following it with two heart emojis.
“How will I write your letter?” Grant replied in the text thread. “I can type and read it…or try to write in a couple days,” Grant added. “I’m so sorry if I mess this up, I want you to have a nice letter :(“
Grant’s rep, who asked to remain unnamed, also said that Grant had written love letters at McMahon’s request so many times that she resorted to padding them with existing material from pop culture, including a GQ interview with Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly published two months before Grant’s letter.
In the GQ piece, for example, author Molly Lambert said of the celebs’ relationship: “The carnal component is clearly off the charts, but they can also be sweet and funny” — language that was lifted nearly word-for-word in Grant’s letter.
“Fox and MGK are in Love, with a capital L,” the story also states — yet another phrase lifted by Grant.
In another passage, Grant wrote, “I feel understood, accepted, loved and appreciated for who I am at my core. You see my heart. You see my soul. There are few people who know the secret of making a heaven here on earth. You are one of those rare people.”
Grant’s spokesperson said the sugary-sweet lines were ripped verbatim from the 1947 film “The Bishop’s Wife.”
In her suit, Grant, a former WWE employee who worked at the company’s Stamford, Conn., headquarters between June 2019 and March 2022, also claimed that McMahon trafficked her to other WWE executives and wrestlers and caused physical injuries “from forceful use of sex toys” that were named after male WWE stars.
McMahon — who is under federal investigation by New York prosecutors over the sexual assault and sex trafficking allegations — has denied Grant’s accusations, claiming that their relationship was a consensual affair.
“Ms. Grant’s claims are false, defamatory and entirely without merit,” McMahon’s attorney, Taub, also told The Post on Thursday. “We intend to vigorously defend Mr. McMahon and are confident that he will be vindicated.”
Grant’s rambling, 2,200-word email was taken from Grant’s laptop as part of an investigation on behalf of WWE’s board by white-shoe law firm Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, and is expected to appear in court filings as the case progresses, according to sources close to the situation.
The ‘love letter’ saga sheds light on the intricate web of emotions and power struggles in such cases. Remember that healing and moving forward are vital steps for both the victim and the accused. It’s getting wild in this sexual assault case.
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