The ongoing legal battle against Vince McMahon has taken another turn, with longtime WWE producer Michael Hayes now making headlines after being named in Janel Grants amended lawsuitand hes currently backstage at the WWE Royal Rumble.
According to Fightful Select, Hayes is on-site in Indianapolis today, working as a producer for tonights event. This comes a day after he was mentioned in the updated lawsuit against McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and WWE, which included shocking new allegations.
The lawsuit, filed by Grant, now claims that McMahon allegedly attempted to use her as part of a contract negotiation with Brock Lesnar, offering a sexual encounter with her to the former WWE and UFC champion. It also alleges that Grant was ordered to send sexually explicit content to Lesnar at McMahons request. While Lesnar himself has not been accused of any wrongdoing, his name being directly tied to the lawsuit is a major development.
Lesnar, who has been absent from WWE for over a year, has not been discussed for a return. Ringside News was told last year that the company wouldnt bring him back while the lawsuit was pending.
Meanwhile, Grants attorney, Ann Callis, released a statement to Ringside News, reinforcing her clients case: Ms. Grants amended complaint reveals new details that further demonstrate the sexual abuse Janel Grant suffered at the hands of Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis and pulls back the curtain on the dangerous workplace culture McMahon created at WWE. Ms. Grant looks forward to holding her abusers accountable in a court of law.
McMahons legal team wasted no time in responding directly to Ringside News, calling the amended lawsuitnothing more than the latest publicity stunt.His attorney, Jessica Rosenberg, dismissed the claims, saying, It is filled with desperate falsehoods from a team that continues to disregard the law and the truth.
With the lawsuit continuing to unfold and key WWE figures like Hayes still working behind the scenes, the fallout from these allegations is far from over.
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