LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 03: WWE Chairman Vince McMahon attends the Press Conference about the $1 million giving away by the WWE Chairman Vince McMahon at the Staples Center on June 3, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
The investigation into the allegations against McMahon began in 2022 and triggered his resignation from his prominent role in the WWE. (RELATED: Vince McMahon’s Sexual Harassment And Trafficking Lawsuit Just Took An Unexpected Twist)
“In the end, there was never anything more to this than minor accounting errors with regard to some personal payments that I made several years ago while I was CEO of WWE. I’m thrilled that I can now put all this behind me,” McMahon wrote to X.
NEW YORK – MARCH 11: WWE Chairman Vince McMahon attends a press conference to promote Wrestlemania XX at Planet Hollywood March 11, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
McMahon was under fire for undisclosed payments to an employee and an independent contractor with whom he allegedly had relationships. He has agreed to issue a $1.7 million settlement to put the matter to rest, according to TMZ.
McMahon did not confirm or deny the SEC’s findings.
