To cover up allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity over the past 16 years, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is said to have paid around $12 million.
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According to what the “Wall Street Journal” reported on Friday, the 76-year-old man notably paid $7.5 million to a former wrestler whom he allegedly forced to perform oral sex on him, before demoting her and not to renew her contract since she would have refused further sexual contact.
McMahon also reportedly bought the silence of two women for $1 million. One of them, a person under contract with WWE, allegedly received photos of his boss naked and was harassed at his place of work.
The boss of the professional wrestling federation temporarily abandoned his duties in mid-June since he is the subject of an internal investigation. He nevertheless continued to make television appearances, as his daughter, Stephanie McMahon, was named acting president.