Vince McMahon has reportedlꦚy reached a settlement with Rita Chatterton.
According to , Vince Mc♔Mahon has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement with former WWE referee Rita Chatterton, who accused him of rape back in 1992. After Chatterton's allegations resurfaced back in 2022, McMahon's lawyer received a letter from Chatterton in N🍸ovember 2022 that demanded $11.75 million in damages for the alleged assault.
The Wall Street Journal report also notes that while Chatterton did agree t෴o a lesser amount than what was originally demanded, the exact financial figure that she a🥀greed to is still unknown.
McMahon's lawyer, Jerry McDevitt, gave a statement to the Wall Street Journal in the r🐓eport in which he reiterated that McMahon continues to deny raping Chatterton, and that he settled the case to avoid the cost of litigation. Meanwhile, Chatterton's lawyer, John Clune, declined to comment on the situation.
McMahon officially returned to the company's Board Of Directors earlier this month after being away from the company for over six months. Upon his return, McMahon put out a press release that revealed he was intending to return to help the company with their upcoming media rights negotiations and to review strategic alternatives, which could possibly include a sale. To learn more, click here.
After McMahon's return to WWE was announced, Stephanie McMahon stepped down from her position as co-CEO of the company. Multiple meetings were also held backstage at WWE SmackDown & Raw tapings, where he was reiterated to talent that day-to-day operations were not changing. To learn more, click here.
