Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn Facing Dozens of Misconduct Claims, Allegedly Pressured Workers Into Sex Acts
Las Vegas hotel and casino mogul Steve Wynn is facing dozens of accusations that he displayed a pattern of sexual misconduct over the years, which included forcing employees to “perform sex acts.”
The Wall Street Journal reports that Wynn regularly had manicures done in his office, and when he opened his flagship Wynn Las Vegas building in 2005, one manicurist who tearfully told colleagues that he forced her to have sex with him. Wynn reportedly gave the manicurist a $7.5 million settlement following the incident
From WSJ:
“After she gave Mr. Wynn a manicure, she said, he pressured her to take her clothes off and told her to lie on the massage table he kept in his office suite, according to people she gave the account to. The manicurist said she told Mr. Wynn she didn’t want to have sex and was married, but he persisted in his demands that she do so, and ultimately she did disrobe and they had sex, the people remember her saying.”
Wynn’s attorneys admitted that he made a “personal payment” in connection with the matter after it came while he was facing a lawsuit from his ex-wife, Elaine Wynn. Dozens of employees told WSJ that there was a a sexualized pattern to Wynn’s behavior, and some former workers said they would occasionally book fake appointments with the manicurists, the masseuses, and other female employees so they could get avoid performing services in Wynn’s office.
Wynn offered a response to the allegations, telling WSJ “the idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous.”
Wynn Resorts also gave a response to CNBC:
“The recent allegations about Mr. Wynn reflect allegations made in court hearings by Mr. Wynn’s ex-wife, Elaine Wynn, in her legal battle with him and the company. It is clear that Mr. Wynn’s ex-wife has sought to use a negative public relations campaign to achieve what she has been unable to do in the courtroom: tarnish the reputation of Mr. Wynn in an attempt to pressure a revised divorce settlement from him.”
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