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BJ Bethel

B.J. Bethel is an investigative reporter and former sports reporter. His reporting on Jobs and Family Services led to legislative reform in Ohio. He reported on Russian disinformation in the 2016 presidential campaign and the opioid crisis as a contributing writer to the Sydney Morning Herald. He was a researcher for PBS Frontline and a digital enterprise reporter for Nexstar where he covered crime, the 2019 Dayton mass shooting and the Memorial Day tornado outbreak. His previous bylines include the Washington Post, Dayton Daily News, Chicago Tribune and RogerEbert.com.

Articles by BJ Bethel

Paramount/WBD Settlement Meeting Canceled

A meeting to discuss a settlement between Paramount and the states suing the company was canceled after a state official accused Paramount of "playing games." California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting scheduled for Monday with Paramount Skydance executives. The meeting was the first of scheduled talks to settle a federal lawsuit filed by […]

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TKO filings reveal settlement dollars in WWE Shareholder suit

The settlement amount in World Wrestling Entertainment's shareholder suit was revealed on Monday in TKO's 10-Q report to the Securities Exchange Commission. According to the report, WWE's portion of the settlement was $105 million. Seventy-Five million dollars of the settlement was covered by insurance. WWE's total included indemnification costs for directors who were also defendants […]

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Janel Grant case moves from court to private arbitration while fallout continues

On Monday, Janel Grant dismissed her lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment and Vince McMahon, moving her case from the federal courts to private arbitration. The arbitration will be held confidentially and will likely end in Grant receiving a settlement. Grant filed her suit in January 2024. Details of her case were reported by Vice and […]

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Update on WWE-Janel Grant Arbitration, Shareholder Suit Problems

Attorneys for Janel Grant, Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment have three weeks to come to a settlement in private arbitration. This is different than the arbitration that was to be argued in a previously scheduled June 16 hearing in Connecticut District Court. The agreed to arbitration, which led to Judge Sarah F. Russell canceling […]

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(UPDATE)Parties agree to settlement in WWE shareholder suit, court says

An agreement in principle was reached this weekend between the parties in the World Wrestling Entertainment shareholder lawsuit. According to an administrator at the Delaware Court of the Chancery, the plaintiffs and defendants in the suit asked the court to cancel the trial, which was scheduled to begin on Monday, June 8. The court said […]

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Vince McMahon, WWE file Motions Ahead of Hearing in Janel Grant Case

Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment filed motions on Wednesday in the Janel Grant case ahead of a June 10 arbitration hearing. The filings were in support of moving Grant's case, in which she accused McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking, to an arbiter per a non-disclosure agreement she signed. "She does not dispute […]

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