Janel Grant Says “Explicitly Graphic Evidence” Was Shared Without Consent As Part Of Vince McMahon Investigation

Janel Grant has continued to provide statements on allegations against Vince McMahon.

On July 2, Grant posted on social media a text post that detailed what she did and didn’t know as part of the 2022 investigation into McMahon conducted by the WWE Board. Grant states that while she believed she was in good faith participating in the company’s announced investigation, she was not aware of all the details.

Grant stated that without her knowledge and consent, photos and exchanges that depicted her “in some vulnerable and/or compromising way” were used. Grant added that she does not know how many images were shared or to how many people. Grant stated that her reason for sharing this was because she did not want this to happen to anyone else.

The full statement is as follows:

What I know: In 2022, I believed in good faith that I was participating in a company’s publicly announced investigation. I spent six figures on retainers and medical care. I onboarded a legal team. We spent months of time preparing for an investigation that closed without speaking to me.

What I didn’t know: I learned some things about my past that I didn’t know before while reading public documents from a shareholder’s case.

Without my knowledge and without my consent, explicitly graphic evidence was produced to a special committee as part of this investigation. These photos and exchanges, described in plurals, depict me in some vulnerable and/or compromising way.

The nature of this evidence? Descriptors in documents include “s*xual”
“very graphic language and photos”, “something that looks more like s*xual abuse”
“tr*fficking”, “nefarious” and…

Without my knowledge and without my consent, this evidence was duced, viewed, distilled into graphic summaries, and read out to then current members of the Board of Directors, including some in positions of upper management, and future board members.
I didn’t know any of this until now.

Nobody told me. Nobody told my attorneys (despite the active communications between attorneys). Put aside not speaking with me…
• Why weren’t we notified that this was produced?
• Why were we not told how it was being used?
• Who saw this evidence?
• Who got read outs?
• Where are copies of these images and read outs saved?

Why am I sharing this? 1 don’t want anything remotely like this to happen to anyone else. To see this gives us the ability to clear it, heal from it, address the systems/cultures that enabled it, and create holistic solutions to better support and protect the rights of people.

Safety matters. Dignity matters. How we treat each other matters.

The Latest On The Janel Grant Lawsuit

In June 2026, news broke that the lawsuit filed back in January 2024 will be moved to private arbitration. This means that a trial will not take place and the case will be settled behind closed doors. The nature of the settlement will not be made public.

Grant has accused McMahon of sexual abuse and trafficking, which led to the former WWE Chairman of the Board resigning later that week.