Janel Grant, who is the subject of a massive lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE, and others, will be making a rare public speaking appearance at the Connecticut Alliance Survivors Speak Event on February 19, 2026 at 10AM.

Her appearance will come as survivors, advocates, legislators, and state leaders will gather to call on the legislature to codify the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act into state law and reform state non-disclosure agreement policies which are used to silence survivors.

“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,” Grant said in a press release.

“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 sexual 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,” she continued.

Grant is a former WWE employee who alleges that she was a victim of physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, and sex trafficking by Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, and others.