As per The Wall Street Journal, Vince has agreed to settle a multimillion-dollar legal settlement with a former wrestling referee, Rita Chatterton, on account of an alleged rape that took place in 1986.
Mr. McMahon’s settlement, which was supposedly completed last month, averts a public legal fight over her allegations as he looks to sell the company.
According to a lawyer for Mr. McMahon, Jerry McDevitt, the former has denied all the allegations but had to settle “solely to avoid the cost of litigation.”
John Clune, a lawyer for Rita Chatterton, wrote that the damage Ms. Chatterton had suffered from the alleged rape was “hard to overstate.” Ms. Chatterton “has suffered years of ongoing depression, substance abuse, disordered eating, lost income, and overall a decreased quality of life,” Mr. Clune wrote.
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The former WWE Chairman has returned to the promotion amid sexual allegations
Mr. McMahon’s retirement in July 2022 came as a shocker to many, albeit it seemed like a logical move amid all the allegations.
WWE has declined to discuss the allegations against Mr. McMahon. The company previously said it was cooperating with a board inquiry into the payments and taking the claims seriously.
He had reportedly settled $7.5 million in 2018 with a former wrestler who alleged that he coerced her into giving him oral sex.
An agreement made in 2022 saw Vince agreeing to pay $3 million to a former WWE employee with whom he allegedly had an affair. Mr. McMahon has declined to publicly address the settlements.
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