UPDATED with further Janel Grant response: Former WWE boss Vince McMahon isn’t proud of the upcoming Netflix docuseries Mr. McMahon.
In an announcement posted on X, McMahon admits he doesn’t remorse taking part within the docuseries, however says “Lots has been misrepresented or disregarded totally in an effort to go away viewers deliberately confused.”
Directed and government produced by Chris Smith (Tiger King), the six-episode docuseries chronicles the rise and fall of McMahon.
Right here is McMahon’s assertion in full:
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“I don’t remorse taking part on this Netflix documentary. The producers had a possibility to inform an goal story about my life and the unbelievable enterprise I constructed, which had been equally stuffed with pleasure, drama, enjoyable, and a good quantity of controversy and life classes. Sadly, based mostly on an early partial reduce I’ve seen, this doc falls quick and takes the predictable path of conflating the ‘Mr. McMahon’ character with my true self, Vince. The title and promos alone make that evident.
“Lots has been misrepresented or disregarded totally in an effort to go away viewers deliberately confused. The producers use typical enhancing tips with out of context footage and dated soundbites and so forth. to distort the viewers’ notion and assist a misleading narrative. In an try to additional their deceptive account, the producers use a lawsuit based mostly on an affair I ended as proof that I’m, in reality, ‘Mr. McMahon.’ I hope the viewer will maintain an open thoughts and do not forget that there are two sides to each story.”
Directed and government produced by Chris Smith (Tiger King), the six-episode docuseries chronicles the rise and fall of McMahon.
Described as “an unflinching, no-holds-barred have a look at one of the vital enigmatic figures in sports activities leisure,” the documentary follows McMahon from his transformation of the WWE from a small, regional enterprise into a worldwide leisure powerhouse to the explosive sexual misconduct allegations that led to his eventual resignation.
McMahon resigned abruptly from WWE shortly after former WWE staffer Janel Grant filed an in depth and stunning sexual assault lawsuit, on January 25, 2024, towards McMahon. “Neither Janel nor her representatives had been interviewed for this venture,” a spokesperson for Grant mentioned in an earlier assertion to Deadline.
The ‘Mr. McMahon’ docuseries makes it clear there isn’t a distinction between Vince McMahon’s on-air persona and his true self, they’re one and the identical. His “character” – identified for violent outbursts, sexual deviance, and manipulation – is the true Vince McMahon and precisely what Janel Grant skilled behind closed doorways at WWE for years,” Grant’s legal professional, Ann Callis, mentioned in an announcement supplied to Deadline.
“Whereas the docuseries put McMahon’s obsession with energy and management on full show, it solely scratches the floor of his prison habits and it fails to inform the total story of his abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking of Ms. Grant. She deserves the chance to inform her story, on her personal time, and in her personal approach. We sit up for her day in court docket and to seeing McMahon finally held accountable for his actions,” Callis concluded.
“Vince McMahon bodily and emotionally abused, sexually assaulted and human trafficked Janel Grant for greater than two years,” Callis mentioned in an announcement Monday, “Calling his horrific and prison habits “an affair” is delusional and nothing greater than a tragic try to save lots of his shredded popularity. Though Ms. Grant has not seen the “Mr. McMahon” docuseries, we hope it shines a brilliant gentle on his abhorrent and prison actions by precisely portraying the realities of his abusive and exploitative habits.
“Ms. Grant will now not be silenced by McMahon. Her story, although deeply troubling and exceptionally painful, is one that may assist different abuse survivors discover their voices. We search to carry McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE accountable and to offer Ms. Grant her day in court docket.”
Invoice Simmons and Zara Duffy additionally function government producers. Mr. McMahon is produced by Library Movies in affiliation with Ringer Movies.
Mr. McMahon is ready to premiere September 25 on Netflix.
