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Long-time WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon announces retirement from company amid misconduct allegations

Long-time WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon announces retirement from company amid misconduct allegations

Vince McMahon is retiring from WWE. (Photo by Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images) (Warning: This story contains allegations of sexual misconduct.) Long-time WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon is retiring from the company. McMahon, 77, and the company released statements announcing the retirement Friday. McMahon kept the announcement short on Twitter, merely saying it was “time for me to retire.” In a statement released by the company, McMahon called it a privilege to entertain the fans for so many… Source link

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WWE’s Vince McMahon reportedly paid $12 million to cover up misconduct allegations

WWE’s Vince McMahon reportedly paid $12 million to cover up misconduct allegations

(Warning: This story contains allegations of sexual misconduct.) Vince McMahon, the longtime CEO of WWE who stepped down in June, paid four women at least $12 million total over the past 16 years to hide numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. McMahon was also being investigated by the WWE’s board after was discovered in April he paid $3 million to cover up an affair with a former employee. This new report indicates McMahon covered up… Source link

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Ex-Commanders employees reportedly testified Dan Snyder played active role in alleged workplace misconduct

Ex-Commanders employees reportedly testified Dan Snyder played active role in alleged workplace misconduct

Throughout the Washington Commanders’ workplace harassment scandal, team owner Dan Snyder has played the part of the out-of-office billionaire, shocked to discover the team he has owned since 1999 allegedly had such horrible issues, when he wasn’t questioning the veracity of said issues. Specifically, he claimed to be “unaware” of the allegations until they were reported by The Washington Post and lamented being “too hands-off as an owner” in a statement released soon after the scandal… Source link

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Deshaun Watson settles all but 4 sexual misconduct lawsuits

Deshaun Watson settles all but 4 sexual misconduct lawsuits

(Warning: This story contains allegations of sexual misconduct.) Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson settled with 20 of the 24 women who filed civil lawsuits against him, attorney Tony Buzbee said Tuesday. “Today I announce that all cases against Deshaun Watson, with the exception of four, have settled,” Buzbee said in a statement. “We are working through the paperwork related to those settlements. Once we have done so, those particular cases will be dismissed. The terms and… Source link

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Vince McMahon steps down after misconduct allegations

Vince McMahon steps down after misconduct allegations

Vince McMahon voluntarily stepped down as Chairman and CEO of WWE on Friday morning amid allegations of misconduct and an ongoing investigation by the company, the WWE announced in a statement. “I have pledged my complete cooperation to the investigation by the Special Committee, and I will do everything possible to support the investigation,” McMahon said in the statement. “I have also pledged to accept the findings and outcome of the investigation, whatever they are.” Stephanie McMahon was… Source link

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SpaceX president refused to discuss Elon Musk’s sexual misconduct settlement in a companywide email, but said she doesn’t believe the allegations against Musk

SpaceX president refused to discuss Elon Musk’s sexual misconduct settlement in a companywide email, but said she doesn’t believe the allegations against Musk

Elon Musk and Gwynne Shotwell.Angela Weiss, Amanda Edwards via Getty Images SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell defended Elon Musk following sexual misconduct claims. The top female executive said she didn’t believe the allegations against Musk, which Insider first reported. In a companywide email obtained by CNBC, Shotwell said she would “never” comment on legal matters. SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell defended founder Elon Musk in an employee email last week following Insider’s… Source link

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Elon Musk jokes about letting YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley touch his ‘wiener’ amid sexual misconduct claims

Elon Musk jokes about letting YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley touch his ‘wiener’ amid sexual misconduct claims

Elon Musk joked about letting Chad Hurley (right) touch his “wiener.”Gotham/Alberto E. Rodriguez via Getty Images Elon Musk joked about buying a horse for Chad Hurley if he touched Musk’s “wiener”. The Youtube cofounder told Musk to stop “horsing around” and close the Twitter deal. Musk has offered to buy the social media platform for $44 billion. Elon Musk has used sexual misconduct claims to joke about letting YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley touch his “wiener.” On Friday, Hurley mentioned Musk in… Source link

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Elon Musk was accused of sexual misconduct by a SpaceX flight attendant: report

Elon Musk was accused of sexual misconduct by a SpaceX flight attendant: report

SpaceX paid $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim against Elon Musk after a flight attendant on the company’s corporate jet accused the CEO of exposing himself to her mid-flight, Insider reports. According to Insider, the incident happened in 2016 and the company settled with the unnamed flight attendant in 2018, according to a friend of the flight attendant who was told contemporaneously about the incident but is not bound by any non-disclosure agreements with the company. Musk… Source link

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Trump’s hold on GOP faces another test in Nebraska, where his chosen candidate is accused of sexual misconduct

Trump’s hold on GOP faces another test in Nebraska, where his chosen candidate is accused of sexual misconduct

Donald Trump is testing his political strength for the second straight week Tuesday, this time in Nebraska, where the former president is backing a candidate for governor accused of sexually assaulting multiple women. Trump’s pick in the tight three-way GOP gubernatorial primary is cattle producer and businessman Charles Herbster, who had been leading the field of Republicans running for governor. But in mid-April a Republican state senator, Julie Slama, and seven other women said Herbster… Source link

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Commanders employees detail new allegations of misconduct

Content warning: This story contains instances of alleged sexual misconduct. Former Washington Commanders employees detailed multiple new accusations of misconduct within the organization Thursday. Multiple former employees spoke about new allegations of misconduct during an episode of HBO’s “Real Sports” podcast. The podcast episode was released the same day Congress held a roundtable with former members of the team to discuss misconduct within the organization. Allegations discussed on the… Source link

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