Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesIn the wake of a recent report that Vince McMahon paid a woman $3 million to keep a sexual relationship between them confidential, a new report claims that McMahon did the same with three other women.
According to Joe Palazzolo, Ted Mann and JoeFlint of the Wall Street Journal, McMahon paid four different women a total of more than $12 million over the past 16 years in exchange for their silence.
One of the newest allegations is from a former wrestler who said McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex and demoted her when she refused to engage in more sexual encounters.
According to reports, the woman and her lawyer negotiated a $7.5 million settlement with McMahon.
The company paid $1 million to a woman who said she was sexually harassed on the job by a contractor who gave her nude photos.
The first $1 million was given in 2006 to a former manager of the company who was accused of having a sexual relationship with McMahon.
A few weeks ago, the board of directors of the World Wrestling Entertainment received an anonymous email accusing McMahon of having an affair with a worker who was hired in 2019.
The woman was hired by McMahon after he met her at his condo.
McMahon, who has been married to Linda McMahon since 1966, was accused of having an affair with a woman and paying her $3 million to keep it a secret.
McMahon "gave her like a toy" to John Laurinaitis, who is being investigated by the board, according to an anonymous email.
The woman was transferred from the legal department to the talent relations department.
McMahon is said to have suggested raising the woman's salary from $100,000 to $300,000 before the company agreed to increase her salary to $200,000.
In the midst of the investigation, McMahon stepped down as chairman and CEO of the World Wrestling Entertainment and gave the job to his daughter, who is currently interim CEO.
McMahon's role as head of creative has not changed since he stepped down as CEO.
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