Vince McMahon Allegedly Put Female Talent in Situations Where They Couldn’t ‘Say No’

There is currently widespread debate and controversy surrounding Vince McMahon as he faces allegations related to trafficking. Interestingly enough, McMahon has been accused of putting female talent in situations where they couldn’t say no.

On January 25th, a former WWE staff member named Janel Grant initiated legal proceedings against WWE, John Laurinaitis, and Vince McMahon. The lawsuit alleges that McMahon was involved in incidents of sexual assault, emotional abuse, and sex trafficking, spanning the period from their first encounter in March 2019 to March 2022.

While speaking during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Vince Russo explained that WWE talents felt pressured to agree to these segments for fear of losing their jobs if they refused. He pointed out that such storylines became more frequent after he left the company. Russo emphasized that as a writer, he would never have put female characters in such situations, as they felt they couldn’t say no due to the power dynamics at play. He noted that these women believed refusing would jeopardize their employment.

“As a writer, I could have never written any of our female characters in that position because they couldn’t have said ‘no.’ They would have had to say ‘yes’ because it was with Vince McMahon and they would have thought if they didn’t do this, they were going to be fired… He put all those females in a situation where they could not say no because they felt like their job was on the line.”

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Vince McMahon was also censored in WWE 2K24 in a lot of sections. This isn’t the first time such accusations were made about McMahon, and it is unlikely to be the last. Only time will tell what will become of Vince McMahon in the end.

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