Janel Grant, the woman whose lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE sent shockwaves through the wrestling world, is set to break her silence on a public stage. In a move that shifts her battle from the courtroom to the halls of government, Grant will join legislators and advocates in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 19 to demand sweeping changes to state laws regarding non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
The event, hosted by the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, aims to prevent powerful institutions from using NDAs as a tool to muzzle survivors. Grant has been a central figure in this conversation, asserting that her own NDA with McMahon was a coercive tactic designed to hide alleged years of abuse and $ex trafficking. By speaking out at the Legislative Office Building, she hopes to transform her personal ordeal into a catalyst for legal reform.
Grant will be joined by fellow survivor Alex Brown, as well as state leaders like Senator Julie Kushner, to champion a two-pronged legislative push:
NDA Reform: Advocates are calling for new laws that would make confidentiality clauses unenforceable when they are used to conceal $exual violence, harassment, or discrimination. The goal is to ensure that a survivor’s right to speak is never dictated by the “relative power” of their employer.
Codifying PREA: The group is also urging the state to adopt the federal Prison R@pe Elimination Act (PREA) into Connecticut state law. This would ensure that protections for incarcerated survivors are consistent and fully enforceable, rather than being left to administrative discretion.
She issued the following statement in the press release:
“We are all more vulnerable to coercive control than we realize. Coercive control happens in increments, and entire industries are built on systems of coercive control. Tools such as NDAs can be used to ominously justify anything, and even turn a life into someone else’s storyline, keeping even those who have not signed confidentiality agreements working in fear.
Any system that sacrifices people, whether current or former employees, at the expense of safety and human dignity, is dangerous, if not impossible, for someone to ‘leave.’ I’m not alone in living a life looking over my shoulder.
Evolving systems and holistic change in how we address $exual violence remains painfully slow. I am here to be a part of the solution and give a voice to people in Connecticut who are living and working in fear. I want to empower others with information in the hopes that we can create a better and safer world.”
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