WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon reportedly agreed to pay more than $12 million to four women over the last 16 years to cover up allegations of infidelity and sexual misconduct, according to both documents obtained by the Wall Street Journal and accounts by people familiar with the arrangements.
His daughter Stephanie McMahon stepped in as interim CEO, but McMahon still maintains creative control.
McMahon temporarily stepped down as CEO and Chairman on June 17 amid an investigation into a separate $3 million payment to cover up an alleged affair with a different employee.
And per a 2008 nondisclosure agreement, $1 million reportedly went to a contract employee who presented evidence of unsolicited nude photos of McMahon after she accused him of sexual harassment.