How McM got a ‘hold’ on me

The former WWE employee who alleged she was sexually assaulted and trafficked by Vince McMahon was grief-stricken over the passing of her parents and desperate for a job when she met the wrestling mogul at the luxury condo where they both lived, according to her lawsuit.

McMahon lived in the duplex penthouse at Park Tower Stamford — 36story condo tower formerly known as Trump Parc Stamford in the southwestern Connecticut town where a two-bedroom apartment could fetch $1.2 million, according to real estate listing site Zillow.

Janel Grant, now 43, allegedly was introduced to

McMahon in the spring of 2019 by the resident manager of the building, which is still managed by the Trump Organization although residents voted to scrub the former president’s name from it in 2021.

At the time, Grant was “dedicated . . . to finding gainful employment” after the passing of her parents, “whom she cared for fulltime as their sole caretaker,” the lawsuit that was filed on Thursday in Connecticut federal court said.

“On top of that, she was unemployed and her family home was lost in her parents’ bankruptcy,” according to the lawsuit.

According to the suit, Grant then sought the advice of her building’s resident manager, who suggested that McMahon might be in a position to help.

“Hell Yes!!” McMahon texted the resident manager when asked if he would be willing to talk to Grant about giving her a “fresh start.”

“This lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and a vindictive distortion of the truth,” a spokesman for McMahon said Thursday. “He will vigorously defend himself.”

In March 2019, McMahon invited Grant to a meeting in his condo for what was ostensibly a job interview, where he said he wasn’t just willing to offer her a job but to “give [her] a life” and that he “would find a place for her at WWE,” the lawsuit alleged.