WWE Probes Vince McMahon’s Alleged Secret $3 Million Settlement

The board of World Wrestling Entertainment is investigating a secret $3 million settlement that company CEO Vince McMahon agreed to make to a former employee over an alleged affair, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday.

The separation agreement, which was signed in January, is meant to prevent the now-former employee from discussing her relationship with McMahon or making disparaging comments about him, according to the Journal. An email sent to WWE board members March 30 indicates that the 76-year-old McMahon hired the former staffer, 41, on a $100,000 salary and then gave her a raise to $200,000 after the start of the alleged sexual relationship with her.

The report, citing documents and the accounts of people familiar with the board inquiry, said the board’s investigation began in April and has uncovered other nondisclosure agreements over the years involving misconduct claims from former employees against McMahon and John Laurinaitis, WWE’s head of talent relations.

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