Reporting from Brandon Thruston of Wrestlenomics and John Pollock of Post Wrestling has revealed a new filing in Janel Grant’s sex trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis & WWE.
Grant’s legal team filed a pre-action discovery petition today (July 16) against Dr. Carlon Colker and his clinic, Peak Wellness, Inc. Post has published a redacted version of the petition, which can be found here.
Grant says McMahon arranged treatment for her at Colker’s clinic in Greenwich, Connecticut beginning in November of 2019. She claims the nature of the treatment, which involved pills and IV infusions, was not disclosed to her.
From the petition:
On multiple visits, Dr. Colker prescribed Ms. Grant with “adrenal trays” or “adrenal supplement trays,” provided by his office and instructed her to take the unmarked pills daily. Dr. Colker did not explain the substances, dosages, or purpose of the pills to Ms. Grant beyond purportedly addressing her symptoms of fatigue. When Ms. Grant asked Dr. Colker about the substance of the supplement trays, and specifically which substance(s) caused her to experience nausea, he responded with pushback about trust, including, “If you don’t trust me, we have bigger problems.”
The latest filing also alleges that:
- Colker “routinely treats employees and talent of World Wrestling Entertainment”.
- A Peak Wellness employee was involved “in several instances of sexual abuse against Ms. Grant by McMahon as further described in Ms. Grant’s federal complaint [the sex trafficking suit filed in January].”
- “Dr. Colker had personal knowledge of the circumstances surrounding a purported non-disclosure agreement at issue in the Federal Action”, and recommended that Grant work with his attorney who then helped negotiate her 2022 NDA with McMahon that is at the center of the sex trafficking suit.
Grant & her team agreed to pause their federal lawsuit against McMahon, Laurinaitis & WWE for six months while the Justice Department conducts a criminal investigation of McMahon. That case was filed with the federal court in Connecticut; the action naming Colker was filed Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford.
