A | Sophie 编译 总理Christopher Luxon表示，澳大利亚是新西兰在世界上最亲密的朋友，他不介意澳大利亚将另一个国家作为最好的朋友。 新西兰的政客们感到很困惑，因为他们发现自己卷入了一场关于澳大利亚在世界上最亲密的朋友的争论。 Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the face most associated with American professional wrestling and who was until recently the CEO and Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), agreed to pay more than $12 million over 16 years to four different women who worked for or were contracted by WWE in an attempt to quiet allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity.,That number includes the $3 million McMahon is said to have paid a former paralegal in late 2021 following a sexual relationship between the two. That incident led the WWE Board of Directors to investigate McMahon, who then stepped aside from his position as CEO and Chairman of the Board while his daughter, Stephanie McMahon, took over as interim CEO. That investigation was first reported on by the Wall Street Journal on June 17.,These new allegations, also revealed by the Wall Street Journal, include a former wrestler who alleged that Vince McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex. After she refused further advances, she alleged that she was put in a less prominent position on the show and WWE then declined to renew her contract when it came up in 2005. In 2018, the wrestler and her lawyer approached McMahon and reached a $7.5 million settlement in exchange for her silence.,In the mid-2000s, McMahon was, as he is now, the head of creative in WWE and had the final say on how much TV and in-ring time wrestlers would receive. He would have also decided when she won or lost matches, essentially being in control of her career trajectory.,In another case, a WWE contractor had nude photos of McMahon that she alleged were sent unsolicited to her by the billionaire wrestling promoter. She also alleged, per people familiar with the situation, that he sexually harassed her on the job. According to the Journal, McMahon paid her $1 million to sign a non-disclosure agreement.,There is also a 2006 non-disclosure agreement with a $1 million payout to a former manager. She worked at the company for over a decade before McMahon initiated a sexual relationship, according to people familiar with the deal who spoke to the Journal.,It was previously reported that the WWE Board of Directors was investigating the case with the paralegal. Now, the Journal reports the case with the former wrestler is also being investigated by the board, along with allegations that former head of talent relations John Laurinaitis had a sexual relationship with the same paralegal McMahon did. It is not known if the other NDAs are being investigated.,The board is also reportedly investigating a 2012 $1.5 million nondisclosure agreement with Laurinaitis and an employee with whom he allegedly had a sexual relationship. The employee alleged she was demoted after ending the relationship.,Laurinaitis was the WWE head of talent relations until he was forced to step down in 2012, around the same time the 2012 NDA was made with the former employee. Laurinaitis was reinstated to that role in 2021 but was placed on administrative leave after the paralegal investigation came to light.,The initial report cited an anonymous email sent to the WWE board of directors that revealed the NDA between McMahon and the paralegal. It also alleged that McMahon asked the board to give her a raise after they began a sexual relationship. Later, she was transferred from the legal department to a role in talent relations under Laurinaitis, who she also allegedly had a sexual relationship with. The email claimed that McMahon gave the paralegal to Laurinaitis “like a toy.”,In a press release after the investigation first became public knowledge, McMahon said that he would “do everything possible to support” the investigation and stressed that no money from WWE went to pay for the NDA.,While the allegations are undoubtedly a bombshell, it may be difficult for the board of directors to remove McMahon if he does not step down voluntarily. Vince McMahon owns the vast majority of Class A shares, with the remaining Class A shares belonging to his family members or trusts in his family members’ names. Class A shares have ten times the voting power of the Class B shares given to investors not related to the McMahon family, so the vast majority of the voting power rests with McMahon himself.,The billionaire wrestling promoter has remained defiant in the face of the allegations. While he stepped down from his CEO and Chairman of the Board roles “temporarily,” he has remained in control of WWE’s creative direction. Additionally, just hours after the first Wall Street Journal report came out, WWE announced that McMahon would be appearing on that night’s Smackdown on Fox. He did not address the investigation and instead welcomed the crowd to the show. Critics and even some of WWE’s talent called it a brazen attempt to boost ratings off of the news of the scandal. Smackdown’s ratings for that episode jumped 19.6% from the week before.,Fightful Select has reported that talent backstage at that show heard McMahon say “F*** ‘em” after his appearance, apparently in defiance of the allegations.,This is not the first time McMahon has faced sexual misconduct allegations. In 2006, a tanning salon employee told police that McMahon groped her, showed her nude images of himself, and tried to kiss her unsolicited. Police declined to press charges at the time, citing a lack of independent evidence.,While WWE has not yet publicly responded to the latest Wall Street Journal report, PWInsider has obtained a copy of an internal memo sent to employees of WWE.,“The Wall Street Journal has published a second story with expanded details on its initial WWE report last month. We want to reiterate that we and our Board of Directors take these allegations seriously.,We’ve been cooperating fully with the investigation led by our Board of Directors and will continue to do so until its conclusion. Please note that upon its conclusion, WWE leadership will make itself available to answer any questions you may have.,Thank you.”。 Advertise with us 周一，澳大利亚贸易部长Don Farrell在回答塔斯马尼亚州参议员Claire Chandler的问题后，这个话题被搅得一团乱。Chandler声称，美国是澳大利亚“最值得信赖的国际伙伴”。 “我不确定美国是否是我们最信任的盟友。”Farrell参议员在参议院说。 “在整个历史上，我会说是新西兰。我认为我们最亲密的国际盟友是新西兰。” 在新西兰，人们的反应要么是对被提名感到高兴，要么是对这场辩论感到困惑。 外交部长Winston Peters在1月份与国防部长联合访问澳大利亚后，声称新西兰成为了澳大利亚政府优先考虑的国家。
B | “Judith Collins和我本人与我们在墨尔本的同行的会晤，对我们两国的关系产生了爆炸性的影响。”他笑着说，“这是毫无疑问的。
C | 我们正在取得一些非常快速的进展。” Collins说，澳大利亚是新西兰最好的朋友，“当然，已经很多年了。
D | ” 当被问及新西兰最好的朋友是谁时，Luxon毫不犹豫地回答说“是澳大利亚”，并希望两国的友谊能够更加牢固。 “我们希望加强与澳大利亚的交往。我们希望看到在安全、国防和情报方面有更多的合作。” “我们当然希望成为太平洋地区的好伙伴。” “重要的是，我们认为仍然有机会扩大和发展单一经济市场。” Luxon表示，如果澳大利亚将美国视为最值得信赖的合作伙伴，他不会感到被轻视。 “这不会让我感到惊讶。
E | 他们有着牢固的、长期的盟友关系，而我们的盟友关系，我们唯一的盟友是澳大利亚。” 澳大利亚与新西兰和美国都有国防协议，但惠灵顿只与堪培拉结盟了。 虽然这让新西兰政客们很容易就能说出谁是最好的朋友，但澳大利亚人的选择却引发了争论。 Farrell参议员的回应激怒了以其外交事务发言人Simon Birmingham为首的反对党。 “Don Farrell的行为是对美国的侮辱，他应该为此道歉。”Birmingham对Sky News说。 相关阅读： 新西兰总理宣布：这周三首访这个国家…… 下周，澳大利亚总理将来访新西兰 注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。使用授权请联系[email protected]。 chineseherald.co.nz All Rights Reserved 版权所有 (责编：Sophie) 相关内容 狠! 华人富商疯狂殴妻后出走 2侄子睡梦中被活活打死! 更恐怖的是... 奥克兰海域女尸案：死者身份仍不明，警方寻求公众协助 新西兰总理确认要访华！时间就定在...... 王小龙大使接受TVNZ采访：新西兰不应将中国视作威胁 民调认为政府表现欠佳，但国家党仍被寄予厚望 开这款车的车主有福了！4月1日起路税打折！ 王毅访问新西兰，与总理和外长会面：都谈了啥？ 疫情通报：过去一周新西兰新增4666例。
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