WWE owner Vince McMahon under investigation for alleged affair and $3m hush payment

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Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that a settlement was reached in January with the woman, who was hired as a paralegal for WWE in 2019, which prevented her from speaking about the supposed relationship with McMahon or making any critical statements about the 76-year-old wrestling promoter.

According to WSJ's report, the board's investigation also revealed several nondisclosure pacts related to other misconduct claims from other women who had also worked at WWE.

These agreements related not just to McMahon but also WWE's talent executive John Laurinaitis, also known as Johnny Ace. The preliminary findings of the board's investigation found that McMahon used his personal funds to reach the agreement with the employee.

WWE's board only learned about these payments after they received a series of anonymous emails from someone claiming to be a friend of the woman involved in the alleged affair. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletterOne note in the emails claims that McMahon increased the woman's salary from $100,000 to $200,000 after he began a sexual relationship with her but eventually "gave her like a toy" to Laurinaitis.