Vince McMahon

WWE's Vince McMahon paid out a total of $12 million to four women over the past 16 years to quiet allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a Wall ...

One day after it was published, and hours after it was announced that he'd be stepping away from his CEO and chairman duties, McMahon showed up on WWE's "SmackDown" program. Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the WWE board was investigating a secret $3 million payout from McMahon to a former employee, a paralegal, over an alleged affair. In addition, McMahon allegedly sent unsolicited naked photos of himself to a WWE contractor and sexually harassed her on the job, leading to about a $1 million non-disclosure settlement in 2008. Chatterton had previously made those claims in 1992, but this was the first time they were corroborated by a second source. Sources told ESPN at the time that this was largely an optics play and McMahon was still running the company alongside WWE president Nick Khan. The wrestler and her lawyer reportedly negotiated a non-disclosure agreement with McMahon in 2018.

Former WWE chief executive Vince McMahon paid more than $12 million to four women to cover up "allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity," according ...

"Those four words are 'then,' 'now,' 'forever,' and the most important word is 'together,'" he said. In fact, McMahon didn't wait long to re-enter the ring. said the company's board was investigating McMahon for agreeing to pay a secret $3 million settlement to a former employee with whom he allegedly had an affair.

The longtime chief of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. secured nondisclosure agreements to keep secret allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity.

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Among the newly reported settlements was a $7.5 million payment to a former wrestler who said Vince McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex and then ...

The WWE has lucrative U.S. rights deals with Fox and NBCUniversal, and agreed to shift its stand-alone WWE Network streaming service onto NBCU’s Peacock last year in a deal worth $1 billion. In 2005, he decided not to renew her contract after she resisted further sexual encounters, the Journal said, citing unidentified sources. The amount and scope of the payoffs is significantly larger than was previously known.

WWE boss Vince McMahon paid more than $12 million to four women in a 16-year span to hush "allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity," the Wall Street ...

The largest sum was $7.5 million paid to an ex-wrestler who left the company in 2005 when McMahon didn't renew her contract. He also owns the bulk of shareholding voting power, per securities filings. Stephanie McMahon, his daughter, was appointed interim CEO. (Vince McMahon retains creative control and has made appeared on WWE programming since.)

Longtime World Wrestling Entertainment chief Vince McMahon paid over $12 million in hush money to four women in hopes of keeping them quiet about possible ...

NBC News has not seen the documents cited or independently verified the agreements. The same day he released the June statement, McMahon appeared on the “WWE Friday Night SmackDown” broadcast with a brief address, saying he would like to remind fans of the sport’s “signature” words: “Then, now, forever, and the most important word is together.” “I have pledged my complete cooperation to the investigation by the Special Committee, and I will do everything possible to support the investigation,” McMahon said in a statement released by the Stamford, Connecticut-based company.

Reports say World Wrestling Entertainment's Vince McMahon agreed to pay more than $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual ...

McMahon has been the leader and most recognizable face at WWE for decades. WWE named McMahon's daughter, Stephanie, interim CEO and chairwoman during the investigation into his alleged misconduct though he continued to oversee the company's creative side. McMahon stepped down as CEO and chairman of WWE in mid-June during an an investigation into the alleged misconduct and the Journal reported at the time that he had agreed to pay $3 million to a former paralegal who said he sexually harassed her on the job.

Netflix pulled a documentary in the works after reports surfaced that WWE CEO Vince McMahon paid four women over sexual misconduct allegations.

Stephanie has yet to comment to on the latest news and she hasn’t tweeted since July 4th. "It’s scheduled to release next year in 2022. She also reported that "millions" had already been spent on the project.

Netflix has reportedly pulled the Vince McMahon documentary that was first announced in 2020.

The project was first announced during the Q3 earnings call back in 2020. “You’re going to learn things you’ve never learned about Vince McMahon. This is his story, it’s his life, and it’s a little-known story. Several talent interviews had been done months ago and millions were already spent.

Previously Netflix and WWE announced a Vince McMahon documentary was in development, but a new report from Fightful's Denise Salcedo says the project has ...

It's a funny thing with Vince, he really doesn't see himself...while Mr. McMahon is one of the most epic characters ever, he doesn't see himself as part of the programming," Triple H said. No one looks to that, no one gives him the credit. I spoke to one of the producers on the project, however they declined to confirm nor deny this story to me. A producer on the project declined to confirm or deny the story, and Netflix hasn't officially commented on the status of the project at this time. I don't know what it's going to say, but it's going to capture his life and his story, which so richly deserves to be told." Another source indicated that the project was already 'deep' in post-production & that several talent interviews had been done months ago & that millions were spent.

WWE Hall Of Famer The Godfather appeared on The Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling podcast this week to discuss a wide range of topics. Here are the.

This guy has a laugh that I want you to get down. I want you to get that laugh down. Probably besides Taker, I probably knew Scott Hall longer than anybody in the BSK. We had no animosity or any problems.

Four women — all formerly affiliated with WWE — signed agreements with Vince McMahon that bar them from discussing their relationships with him.

McMahon has been the leader and most recognizable face at WWE for decades. WWE named McMahon's daughter, Stephanie, interim CEO and chairwoman during the investigation into his alleged misconduct though he continued to oversee the company's creative side. McMahon stepped down as CEO and chairman of WWE in mid-June during an an investigation into the alleged misconduct and the Journal reported at the time that he had agreed to pay $3 million to a former paralegal who said he sexually harassed her on the job.

Allegations of additional payments to four women, all of whom previously worked for the WWE, according to report.

She briefly departed WWE in May in what was described as 100 percent her own decision, but returned to the family business as the company’s interim CEO and chairwoman. The original hush payment to become public was a $3 million pact made this January between McMahon and a former company paralegal for a consensual sexual relationship. Multiple online reports also indicated a company-wide backstage meeting before WWE’s latest pay-per-view event, Money in the Bank, led by Stephanie, to discuss the future of the company. Also released as part of Friday’s report was an alleged 2008 non-disclosure agreement from a former company contractor, who presented WWE with unsolicited nude photos of McMahon she allegedly received from him. The 76-year-old’s largest alleged settlement is a $7.5 million payment to a former wrestler who claims McMahon coerced her into performing oral sex on him before a subsequent demotion. According to a Wall Street Journal report, four women, all of whom used to work for WWE, and therefore the McMahon family, allegedly signed agreements with McMahon that “prohibit them from discussing potential legal claims against, or their relationships” with him.