Previously, Vince McMahon stepped down as WWE CEO amid a probe into alleged hush payments for misconduct that amounted to around $3 million. Now, a report via Wall Street Journal surfaced, noting McMahon has dished out $12 million to 4 women to stay quiet about sexual misconduct.
McMahon reportedly made other payments in the past 16 years to put a halt on sexual misconduct claims, with one former wrestler receiving $7.5 million after the former WWE CEO allegedly “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.”
The former WWE CEO reportedly has paid $1 million to former employees, with one contractor claiming McMahon sent her unsolicited nude photos. Currently, the WWE’s Board of Governors is looking into the allegations with the cooperation of McMahon.
Source: Wall Street Journal
