WWE Board Investigating Vince McMahon Over Alleged $3 Million Hush Payment

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One of WWE's most controversial figures is its chairman and CEO, 76-year-old Vince McMahon. McMahon has portrayed a villain on WWE television over the years, most famously feuding with «Stone Cold» Steve Austin at the height of the Attitude Era in the late 1990s, but he's also been involved in a number of real-world scandals as well. The latest involves an alleged affair McMahon had with a former employee, which is said to have ended with a $3 million «hush money» settlement.

This is according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal. According to the report, the WWE board is investigating Vince McMahon over a $3 million settlement that occurred in January of this year. McMahon was reportedly in a «consensual» relationship with the unnamed woman. The WWE board was first tipped off about the situation by anonymous emails sent on March 30. The emails claimed that McMahon hired the woman to work as a paralegal with a salary of $100,000, but doubled that to $200,000 after starting a sexual relationship with her.

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The emails went on to claim that McMahon «gave her like a toy» to John Laurinaitis, a WWE executive who is currently in charge of talent relations. John Laurinaitis previously had an on-screen presence as the villainous General Manager of Raw, feuding with the likes of John Cena and CM Punk.

After receiving the emails, the WWE board began investigating both Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis, with the investigation starting in April. The board's investigation has allegedly discovered nondisclosure agreements that McMahon and Laurinaitis have with other women who have worked for WWE in the past who apparently made misconduct claims against the executives. The Wall Street Journal reached out to