Vince McMahon Reportedly Paid Four Women $12 Million To Keep Quiet About Alleged Affairs
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A brand new report from The Wall Street Journal discovered that former WWE CEO and chairperson Vince McMahon paid 4 girls $12 million over the previous 16 years. That contains the reported $3 million payout to a former WWE worker he had an alleged affair with beforehand unearthed by The Wall Street Journal.
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According to the newest report, McMahon issued a $7.5 million hush cash fee to a former wrestler in 2018 after he “coerced her into giving him oral sex and then demoted her and, ultimately, declined to renew her contract in 2005 after she resisted further sexual encounters.”
Another $1 million every was paid to 2 girls in nondisclosure agreements. One was a former supervisor who was with the corporate for 10 years earlier than McMahon allegedly initiated a sexual relationship along with her. The different was a WWE contractor in 2008 who accused McMahon of sexual harassment and introduced the corporate with unsolicited nude picture she obtained from him as proof.
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McMahon and the WWE beforehand claimed the affair revealed within the first report was consensual.
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Prior to the WSJ’s newest report, McMahon “voluntarily stepped back” from his function throughout the firm amid an investigation of the alleged affair and $3 million payout with a former WWE paralegal in July. WWE board members reportedly launched the investigation into McMahon in April after they discovered of the CEO’s alleged misconduct through nameless emails despatched to the corporate from somebody who claimed to be pals with the previous WWE paralegal. Similarly to the three girls talked about above, McMahon reportedly had the previous worker signal a separation settlement in January that barred her from discussing or disparaging her relationship with him.
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The firm launched an investigation into WWE govt John Laurinaitis as nicely. Laurinaitis allegedly had a sexual relationship with the identical paralegal as McMahon. In addition, the WWE board is investigating a $1.5 million greenback nondisclosure settlement between Laurinaitis and an worker who alleged him of misconduct again in 2012. Laurinaitis was positioned on administrative depart after the investigation was launched.
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While McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie McMahon, serves because the wrestling promotion’s interim CEO and chairperson, McMahon nonetheless maintains management over inventive storylines throughout the WWE. McMahon has made a number of weird in-character stay appearances on WWE programming because the investigation started. During an look on the primary Friday Night Smackdown after the WSJ’s preliminary report, McMahon reiterated WWE’s motto of “Then. Now. Forever. Together,” earlier than tossing his microphone and leaving the ring. On the next episode of Monday Night Raw, McMahon teased the return of John Cena, which followers have been already conscious of by means of WWE’s ads.
Kotaku reached out to WWE for remark however didn’t obtain a right away reply.