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Disgraced WWE mogul Vince McMahon fired back at a former employee who accused him of sex trafficking and sexual harassment, claiming she would sneak into his penthouse apartment to get in his bed before slinking back to her fianc’s den in the same building, according to a court filing.

McMahon alleged that 43-year-old Janel Grant willingly took part in a sexual relationship with the wrestling tycoon for three years and denied all of her explosive charges — including that he defecated on her head in response to her lawsuit filed in a Connecticut federal court Tuesday.

The filing laid out a litany of alleged lies that Grant lobbed at McMahon in the lawsuit she filed last January — after he failed to fork over $3 million in hush money to keep their relationship a secret.

Chief among McMahon’s claims was that Grant “would often visit” him at his Stamford condo “at all hours, including at 2:30 a.m., to pursue their affair and then return back to her condominium” where she lived with her fianc, attorney Brian Goncalves, according to the filing.

McMahon — who resigned as executive chairman of WWE-parent TKO Group Holdings following Grant’s lawsuit — and Goncalves lived four floors apart in the Park Tower Stamford, the luxury 36-story condo building formerly known as Trump Parc Stamford.

Grant’s lawyer said that Grant and Goncalves had called off their engagement and that he “allowed her to stay in the apartment as she rebuilt her life.”

Vince McMahon has never known a storyline that he doesnt twist to fit his own shameful narrative,” Ann Callis told The Post.

The Post has sought comment from Goncalves.

In her lawsuit, Grant claimed she was “dealing with profound grief” when she met McMahon in March 2019.

McMahon’s filing alleged that Grant fabricated aspects of her life story — including lying about “devoting years to around-the-clock caregiving” of her dying parents and “struggling financially” when they met.

Grant’s father lived in a senior home in Stamford before he passed away and was not cared for by his daughter, the filing alleged.

Her mother died in 2017 — two years prior to Grant meeting McMahon, it was alleged in the document.

Callis said Grant’s father was in in-home hospice until his final dying days “where Janel continued to care for him around the clock.”

“Prior to his death, she had been caring for her blind, wheelchair-bound mother. Using the grief of someone who lost both of her parents is an all new level of disgusting, Callis said.

The filing asked the court to stay Grant’s lawsuit so as to allow the two parties to settle any disputes in binding arbitration.

Grant was employed by McMahon at WWE headquarters in Stamford between June 2019 and March 2022.

She sued to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement that she signed in which she made her bombshell allegations.

Grant had received $1 million of the $3 million payout but McMahon withheld the next installment, scheduled to be disbursed in early February, after she filed her lawsuit.

The lawsuit accused McMahon of defecating on her head during a threesome and using sex toys on her that he named after wrestlers — claims that McMahon has called “salacious,” “false,” and “pure fiction.”

She also alleged that McMahon directed her to have sex with other execs and an unnamed wrestling star, as well as sharing nude photos and explicit videos of her without her consent with other WWE employees, according to her lawsuit.

John Laurinaitis, WWE’s former head of talent relations and general manager, was also named in the lawsuit.

The Post reached out to Laurinaitis for comment.

Laurinaitis attorney, Edward Brennan, had said that the 61-year-old ex-pro wrestler, known in the ring as Johnny Ace, denies all of the allegations made against him in the complaint and asserts that he is a victim in this matter, not a protagonist.

In an earlier bizarre twist in the case, McMahon’s attorneys produced a gushing love letter — obtained by The Post — that they say Grant wrote to McMahon in an email that was dated Dec. 24, 2021. However, Callis has claimed her client was coerced into writing the letter.

The email was obtained from Grant’s laptop computer by a law firm hired by WWE’s board to investigate claims against McMahon, who is the subject of a federal probe over allegations that he sexually assaulted and trafficked other women.

McMahon has denied the allegations.

“After almost 3 years together, it like my life isnt even real to me unless youre there and in it and Im sharing it all with you,” Grant wrote in the Christmas Eve letter to McMahon which was obtained by The Post.

Callis had told The Post that McMahon instructed Grant to write the letter.

Frankly its pretty disgusting that Vinces weeks-late attempt to defend his horrendous behavior behavior he claims to this day never happened is to try to showcase letters that Vince himself coerced her to write, Callis said.

His psychological torture of her continues as is typical of abusive predators who respond to women speaking out with increased threats. While Janel isnt a stranger to his intimidation tactics, this is a new low even for him.

McMahon’s attorney, Jessica Taub Rosenberg, denied that her client coerced Grant to write the letter, calling the claim “revisionist history.”

“She wrote it of her own accord,” Rosenberg, a lawyer with Kasowitz Benson Torres, told The Post. “The fact that the letter shows it was the 24th draft speaks volumes.”

A spokesperson for Grant told The Post that McMahon would often request that she write love letters that resembled those exchanged by celebrities and which were published in magazines.

Additional Reporting by Shannon Thaler

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Musk says Tesla is expanding Austin robotaxi service, adding Grok to cars

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 7, 2020.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company is expanding its robotaxi service area and bringing xAI’s Grok to vehicles as it rolled out a new iteration of the artificial intelligence chatbot.

Shares gained about 3%.

Musk said on X that Grok, his AI chatbot that praised Adolf Hitler and posted a barrage of antisemitic comments recently, will be available in Tesla vehicles “next week at the latest.”

xAI officially launched the Grok 4 update overnight as the company continued to face backlash for the vitriol written by the chatbot.

In response to a user post on his social media platform X, Musk said the company is expanding its Austin, Texas robotaxi service area this weekend. He also said Tesla is awaiting regulatory approval for a launch in the Bay Area “probably in a month or two.”

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The expansion of robotaxi and Grok integration comes at a fraught time for Musk and his empire.

Tesla set its annual shareholder meeting for Nov. 6, a Thursday filing showed. A group of investors recently called on the electric vehicle company to schedule the meeting.

Its last shareholder meeting was in June 2024, as Musk established himself as a major backer of President Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign. Musk later led the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.

After stepping down from DOGE at the end of May, Musk has openly feuded with Trump on social media over the major tax bill, with the president suggesting the government look at cutting contracts for Musk’s companies.

Shares have tanked from their post-election high over investor concerns that the public fight could hamper Tesla. Slowing sales and rising competition also stifled some investor appetite.

Tesla shares fell Monday, with the company losing $68 billion in value after Musk continued to blast Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and said he was establishing his own political party, the “America Party.”

The world’s richest man suffered another blow Wednesday when Linda Yaccarino stepped down as CEO of his social media platform X, leaving the role after a turbulent two years for the company.

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The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N is here and it’s even better than expected

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The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N is here and it's even better than expected

The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N is finally here, and it delivers. Hyundai’s electric sports car is loaded with fun new features, a sleek design (including a massive rear wing), 641 horsepower, and much more.

Meet the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N

After teasing the new model for the first time last month, Hyundai created quite a buzz. Now, we are finally getting our first look at the upgraded high-performance EV.

Hyundai unveiled the new IONIQ 6 N at the famed Goodwood Festival of Speed on Thursday in West Sussex, England. The upgraded model follows Hyundai’s first high-performance EV, the IONIQ 5 N.

At the event, the company boasted that its new electric sports car marks “a pivotal milestone in Hyundai N’s electrification journey,” adding “Hyundai N is once again redefining the boundaries of high-performance electrification with the debut of the IONIQ 6 N.”

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The IONIQ 6 N delivers an impressive 641 horsepower (478 kW) and 77 Nm of torque, enabling a 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) sprint in just 3.2 seconds. Its top speed is about 160 mph (257 km/h).

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Hyundai IONIQ 6 N (Source: Hyundai)

That’s when using Hyundai’s Launch Control, one of the many performance features the new EV offers. Like its other N models, the IONIQ 6 is based on three pillars: Corner Rascal, Racetrack Capability, and, of course, an Everyday Sportscar.

Powered by two electric motors, a 223 hp (166 kW) at the front and another 378 hp (282 kW) motor at the rear, for a combined 600 hp (448 kW).

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Hyundai IONIQ 6 N (Source: Hyundai)

Redefining the EV driving experience

The upgraded IONIQ 6 “redefines the EV driving experience,” according to Hyundai, thanks to its advanced in-house vehicle control software.

Central to this is Hyundai’s N Active Sound + system, which mimics the feel and sound of a traditional engine. An added N e-Shift simulates shifting gears.

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Hyundai IONIQ 6 N interior (Source: Hyundai)

And that’s just the start. Other performance features, such as N Drift Optimizer, N Grin Boost, and N Torque Distribution, give you even more control over the vehicle while delivering increased power.

The IONIQ 6 N is powered by an 84 kWh battery, providing a WLTP range of up to 291 miles (469 km). However, EPA figures will be revealed closer to launch. Given the IONIQ 5 N has an EPA-estimated range of up to 221 miles, you can expect it to be slightly higher when it arrives.

With a 350 kW DC fast charger, Hyundai’s new performance EV can recharge from 10% to 80% in about 18 minutes.

With a length of 4,935 mm, a width of 1,940 mm, and a height of 1,495 mm, the IONIQ 6 N is about the size of the Porsche Taycan.

Hyundai will showcase the new high-performance EV during the hillclimb event alongside other models like the IONIQ 5 N, IONIQ 6 N Drift Spec, and IONIQ 6 N with N Performance parts. Hyundai promises each vehicle brings unique capabilities to the event, “guaranteeing a dynamic and thrilling on-track experience for all attendees.” Check back soon for more info.

What do you think of Hyundai’s new electric sports car? Would you buy one over the Porsche Taycan? Let us know in the comments.

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Elon Musk says Grok is coming to Tesla vehicles just after it went full Hitler

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Elon Musk said that Tesla owners will “soon” have access to Grok, a large language developed by Musk’s xAI startup, days after the AI started calling itself ‘MechaHitler’.

Yesterday, xAI launched Grok 4, the latest version of its large language model.

The new model is benchmarking very well, but that’s generally the case with the latest model to come out. It edges the latest models from Google and OpenAI on intelligence by a few points, but it falls behind on speed:

At the launch event, Musk announced that Grok will “soon” be integrated into Tesla vehicles.

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This is something that the CEO has been discussing since founding xAI, which has been controversial because Musk has also positioned Tesla to compete in the AI space. He even stepped down from his role at OpenAI due to a “conflict of interest with Tesla.”

The announcement of the imminent integration of Grok into Tesla vehicles comes just days after the language model went haywire on X and started praising Hitler, referring to itself as ‘MechaHitler’, and made several antisemitic comments.

xAI acknowledge the issue and put Grok on timeout while they fixed it:

We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts. Since being made aware of the content, xAI has taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X. xAI is training only truth-seeking and thanks to the millions of users on X, we are able to quickly identify and update the model where training could be improved.

The “bug” came just a few weeks after Musk stated that he was displeased with Grok supporting left-wing narratives, even though it didn’t say anything inncurate, and that he would update Grok to “fix” it.

Now, the large language model (LLM) is expected to power the new voice assistant inside Tesla vehicles.

LLMs are becoming quite common in cars, especially premium vehicles. Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and a few others have all integrated Chat-GPT in some models.

Many Chinese automakers have also developed their own and deployed them in cars, even entry-level ones.

Tesla is playing catch up on that front.

Electrek’s Take

As I have previously stated, I think Musk is setting up Tesla to invest or even merge with xAI at a ridiculous valuation – making Tesla shareholders virtually pay twice for Twitter, which is now part of xAI.

This is how he will be able to gain wider control over the company’s share.

Of course, it will be widely challenged in court. In fact, shareholders have already filed a lawsuit alleging that Musk was in breach of fiduciary duties to Tesla shareholders when he started xAI.

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