John Laurinaitis has shown his support for Vince McMahon.
On April 23rd, McMahon filed for arbitration in the ongoing lawsuit where he is accused of sexual misconduct and trafficking. An additional statement from McMahon described the horrifying allegations as “intended for publicity.” In a new update, Laurinaitis has also sided with McMahon.
Laurinaitis, who is also explicitly named in the lawsuit, has also filed for arbitration to take place in the lawsuit:
Defendant John Laurinaitis, by and through his undersigned attorneys, respectfully moves this Court for an order compelling arbitration of this matter pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 3, 4, for the reasons set forth more fully in Defendant Vincent K. McMahon’s Motion to Compel Arbitration (Doc. 30) and Defendant McMahon’s Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Compel Arbitration (Doc. 30-1) which legal arguments advanced therein are adopted in full and joined by Defendant Laurinaitis as though set forth herein. Defendant Laurinaitis further moves the Court for such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper and seeks leave to advance additional and or other responses, defenses, counter-claims and or affirmative defenses to Plaintiff’s Complaint in the event the Motion to Compel Arbitration is denied.
Laurinaitis’ lawyer Edward Brennan has issued the following statement, showing his support to McMahon:
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 lawyer, Jessica Taub Rosenberg also provided the following statement in reaction to Laurinaitis’ filing:
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.
John Laurinaitis Previously Went Against Vince McMahon
When the horrifying allegations regarding Vince McMahon first became public, the wrestling world awaited the responses from all parties involved. While McMahon would resign just over 24 hours after the allegations came to light, Laurinaitis would break his silence on February 1st. Issuing a statement via his attorney, John Laurinaitis stated that he was a “victim” in the Vince McMahon case and “the truth will come out.”
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