"Nearly took my life"- Janel Grant makes shocking confession amid lawsuit against former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon

Janel Grant has been in the headlines ever since she accused former WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon of s*xual misconduct and s*x trafficking back in 2024. Following a lengthy legal battle over the last two years, both parties agreed to move the trial from federal court to private arbitration a few months ago. Before that, Janel Grant also spoke about the details of her case in her first-ever public appearance.What shocking confession did Janel Grant make about the lawsuit against Vince McMahon?Janel Grant was awarded the 2026 Advocacy in Action Award from the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence on September 11. While accepting the honor, Grant made a shocking revelation. She confirmed that she had been tied to an NDA that forbade her from revealing the dark details she endured at the hands of Vince McMahon, according to her allegations. Grant said that it nearly took her life and damaged every part of her life.Grant said, "Around six weeks ago, that life saved was mine. And what you’re witnessing right now is one giant miracle because it’s taken a village of people and a collective effort to keep me alive and get me here today, like a continued day-to-day effort," said Grant. The power of an NDA nearly took my life, took my life. What I’ve survived is one, two, three, four years of across-the-board life wreck, like physical health, mental health, my, oh goodness, my support system, my safety, my security, my place in the world, just stability and everything gone, finances gone."Vince McMahon resigned from WWE after the allegations surfacedAt the start of 2024, WWE announced that Vince McMahon had sold the company to Endeavor Group, the parent company of UFC. Both entities were merged to form the new TKO Group Holdings, with McMahon holding a key position on the board. However, after the allegations surfaced, McMahon re-signed from the company, with TKO wiping him out of the records of the same company he created over four decades ago.After his exit, McMahon rarely made public appearances and reportedly started a new company, '13&I', which has yet to begin operations as of this writing. With his lawsuit with Janel Grant currently in arbitration, the audience will have to wait and see what new developments will happen in this case.Also read: Major World title match set to headline WWE Money in the Bank 2026Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.