As per a Newspaper Article Wednesday, the management of World Wrestling Entertainment is looking into a secret $3 million payment by Vince McMahon to his lover and the assistant of John Laurinaitis
Chief Operating Officer Vince McMahon decided to make to a previous employer over an inappropriate relationship.
41 Year Old Paralegal And Assistant Of John Laurinaitis Is The Woman Vince McMahon Cheated On Wife Linda With
This is going to be a crazy PR nightmare for WWE and Vince McMahon.
Vince McMahon allegedly paid a $3 million settlement to cover up an affair he had with a departing employee.
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Firstly, As per the Newspaper, the parting contract, signed in January, is intended to restrict the now-former colleague. From revealing her connection with McMahon or making critical remarks about him. According to an email written to the WWE board of directors on March 30.
McMahon, 76, recruited the former assistant, 41, on a $100,000 base. And then increased her pay to $200,000 just after the alleged sexual connection with her began.
According To Reports, The WWE Board Of Directors Has Opened An Investigation Into CEO Vince McMahon’s Alleged $3 Million Payouts For Ex-Employee Quiet
According to the report, which cites paperwork and the account holders of people who are familiar with both the platform questioning, the independent inquiry began in April and has unearthed other gag orders involving harassment claims from former staff against McMahon & John Laurinaitis, WWE’s head of expertise connections, and over decades. She was an assistant and John and was promoted to director after her affair with Vince who paid her $3 million and made her sign a NDA to not speak about the relationship.
As to the memo provided to the board about the current WWE staffer. Who had been recruited as an attorney in 2019, McMahon treated the lady “like a toy”. As to the article, the board is looking into the charges in the email. According to the Journal, the board has hired the law office, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, to undertake the probe, and payments for additional confidentiality agreements, aside from the one affecting the former colleague, have reached millions.
Lastly, WWE did not respond to an ESPN-seeking comment on Wednesday evening. According to the Journal, a WWE official stated that the business is completely participating in the board inquiry. And that the connection seen between the attorney and McMahon was voluntary.
However, McMahon purchased the then-World Wrestling Organization (WWF) from his dad, Vincent J. McMahon, in 1982 and turned it into a global grappling superpower and media empire that created crossover icons including Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, & John Cena.
WWE is a publically traded firm, although McMahon retains a majority of democrats’ authority among stockholders.