Vince McMahon retires from WWE
Former CEO and chairman leaves company following hush money scandal, sexual misconduct allegations
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Former CEO and chairman leaves company following hush money scandal, sexual misconduct allegations
The payments were to "suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity."
In recent years, the CEO of Stamford-based WWE has agreed to pay more than $12 million in hush money to four women to keep secret alleged sexual misconduct and infidelity.
Rita Chatterton claims Vince McMahon raped her in 1986 when she was 34. She says he promised her a $500,000-a-year contract then forced himself on her in the back of his limousine.
In 1992, WWE's first female referee accused Vince McMahon of sexual assault. Thirty years later, a former wrestler has backed up her story.