Hush payments aren’t cheap. Vince McMahon knows that first hand.
The WWE chairman and CEO has taken a leave from those roles while the company investigates payments he made to female employees to cover up affairs. When the investigation began, the Wall Street Journal reported it was over a single $3 million payment. Now, the paper says it is much more than that.
In a new report, Joe Palazollo, Joe Flint and Ted Mann reveal that over the past sixteen years, four women received over $12 million in hush money “to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity”.
The report also details the way Vince McMahon mistreated and used some female employees. A female wrestler he coerced into performing oral sex on him received a $7.5 million payment. Another that he reportedly sent unsolicited nude photos to received $1 million.
McMahon has made multiple appearances on WWE’s television programs since the investigation began. He has stayed in character according to ongoing storylines.
Vince McMahon’s daughter Stephanie has assumed his leadership role at the company.
