WWE's Vince McMahon reportedly paid $12 million over 16 years to allegedly silence women from speaking about misconduct claims

wwe billionaire vince mcmahon — Vince McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE WrestleMania 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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The Wall Street Journal reported new details about alleged hush payments WWE's Vince McMahon made to women.
The payments totaled over $12 million to four women over a 16-year period, per WSJ.
Two of the women claimed sexual misconduct against McMahon.

New details have emerged about alleged hush money payments that WWE's Vince McMahon reportedly made to silence women.

The former CEO of WWE allegedly paid over $12 million to four women with ties to the company over a 16-year period as part of nondisclosure agreements to keep them quiet about their sexual relationships, and to stymie sexual-misconduct claims against him, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

The Journal reported that McMahon allegedly:

Paid $1 million in 2006 to a former manager who was allegedly in a sexual relationship with him
Paid $1 million in 2008 to a contractor who claimed McMahon sent her unsolicited nude photos, and also claimed he sexually harassed her.
Paid $7.5 million in 2018 to a former wrestler who claimed that he pressured her into giving him oral sex, and then demoted her and declined to renew her contract in 2005. The Journal reported that WWE's board was investigating the agreement.
Paid $3 million to a former paralegal he allegedly had a sexual relationship with, which was previously reported by the Journal last month. The Journal reported that WWE's board was also investigating this agreement.

The Journal also reported that the board is also investigating an alleged relationship between that same former paralegal and John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations, as well as a $1.5 million agreement between Laurinaitis and another former WWE employee who claimed misconduct against him.

WWE did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, nor did an attorney for McMahon. A WWE spokesperson told the Journal that McMahon's relationship with the former paralegal was consensual, and that it's cooperating with the board's investigation and takes the allegations seriously.

WWE confirmed last month that a special committee of the board was investigating misconduct allegations against McMahon and Laurinaitis.

The company also said that McMahon had voluntarily stepped away from his role as CEO during the investigation, though he was still overseeing creative content. McMahon's daughter and the company's brand chief, Stephanie McMahon, stepped in as interim CEO.

McMahon had said in a statement that he "pledged my complete cooperation to the investigation" and that he would "accept the findings and outcome of the investigation, whatever they are."

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