Janel Grant's Lawyer Accuses Vince McMahon Of Victim Shaming
The release of a "love letter" to Vince McMahon has been called an intimidation tactic.
Content warning; discussion of alleged sexual assault
With former WWE employee Janel Grant having launched a lawsuit earlier this year alleging sexual, physical, and emotional abuse by Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis, this week saw a "love letter" surface from Ms. Grant to McMahon; a "love letter" that Janel's lawyer Ann Callis said her client was coerced into typing.
Speaking to POST Wrestling's John Pollock and Wrestlenomics' Brandon Thurston, Callis has labeled the release of this letter - which was sent to McMahon via email on 24 December 2021 and can be viewed in full at The New York Post - as an intimidation tactic and an attempt at victim shaming.
As Ann Callis stated:
"It was a tactic to intimidate Janel and victim shame her."
Callis also noted how victims are often pressured by their abusers to write such letters, highlighting the sex trafficking cases of R Kelly, Jeffrey Epstein, and Keith Raniere as examples
While Vince McMahon's lawyers deny Ms. Grant was coerced into writing this, using the fact that the 24 drafts it took to write this letter is something that somebody wouldn't be coerced into doing, Ann Callis disputes this:
"For Vince McMahon, it's further proof of misconduct. Redoing and editing the letter - it wasn't love, it was fear of repercussions. She was, frankly, an emotional prisoner and was asked to [write a love letter] by Vince McMahon. This isn't a new thing, like, 'Gotcha!'. It happens when people are sex trafficked."
You can find the full interview with Ann Callis at around the 4:30 mark of the below video: