Steve Wynn is being accused of sexual misconduct by a number of female employees at his Las Vegas hotel and casino.
The Wall Street Journal spoke with 150 people who currently work for Wynn or have in the past, and a number of the women who no longer work at one of the billionaire businessman’s properties were incredibly forthcoming in describing the lengths they would allegedly go to in order to avoid being alone with their boss.
Some scheduled fake appointments to make sure they would not be chosen to give Wynn spa treatments, while others went so far as to hide in bathrooms when he came into the salon.
One worker said that she was coerced into performing a sex act on Wynn, 76, with her hand at the end of his massages, adding that Wynn asked at one point if she could use her mouth rather than rubbing his penis to climax when they were done with the session.
That woman refused, but in 2007 another employee was not able to decline Wynn’s advances when he ordered her to disrobe and lie on a table so they could have sex.
She reported Wynn and received a $7.5 million settlement, which was revealed by Wynn’s ex-wife Elaine in court papers.
It was that court filing which led to the Journal’s investigation.
These guys: Steve Wynn is being accused of sexual misconduct by a number of female employees at his Las Vegas casino (l t r: Roberto Cavalli, Elaine Wynn, Steve Wynn, Melania Trump, Eva Cavalli and Donald Trump in 2006)
Second wife, third marriage: In 2011, Wynn married socialite Andrea Hissom (pair above at Mar-a-Lago over New Year’s)
Viva: In a recent court filing, his ex-wife Elaine alleges that a $7.5 million payout was made in 2007 to a manicurist he forced into having sex with him at his Las Vegas property (above)
The masseuse who brought Wynn to climax with her hand said she refused to do the same with her mouth, while also detailing how the casino magnate slowly groomed her over the course of their relationship.
Wynn booked multiple appointments a week with the woman several years ago, and at one point threw his towel off and never wore it again claims the former employee.
Then, he began to rub her legs while she was massaging him, which led to the session when he allegedly asked her to finish by massaging his penis until he had achieved full release.
‘The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous,’ said Wynn in a statement.
‘We find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations, regardless of the truth, and a person is left with the choice of weathering insulting publicity or engaging in multi-year lawsuits. It is deplorable for anyone to find themselves in this situation.’
He then accused his ex-wife of spreading false reports because of the ‘terrible and nasty lawsuit’ she has filed in hopes of getting a ‘revised divorce settlement.’
Wynn is the most famous, and successful, casino owner in the world, having been behind countless properties in Las Vegas and Atlantic City including the Golden Nugget, the Mirage, the Bellagio, Treasure island and now the Encore and Wynn resorts an casinos.
He is also an avid art collector and owns or has owned works by Picasso, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Monet, Jeff Koons.
In 2006, he famously put his elbow through Picasso’s La Reve while showing it to friends, just before he was set to sell it to hedge fund manager Steven Cohen for a then record-breaking $139 million.
The sale was cancelled when the story of what happened broke, and the painting was repaired at a cost of $90,000. Wynn also later sued his insurance company for failing to pay out what he claims should have been a $54million claim for lost value after he damaged the painting.
Wynn married his first wife Elaine in 1963, divorced her in 1986, remarried her in 1991 and divorced her once again in 2010, with Elaine remaining on the board of his company until 2015.
The two are still locked in a contentious court battle however, with Elaine, 73, filing papers last month asking that her husband give her access to more than $900million worth of stock she received in their divorce.
Elaine, who is worth $1.9billion, said she had handed the shares over to her husband to control after she was awarded them in the divorce ‘to help her partner of 41 years and the father of her children.’
The couple has two daughters, Kevyn and Gillian. Keyn was kidnapped in 1993 when she was 27 years old and Wynn paid $1.45million in cash from the casino vault for her safe return.
Police were later able to apprehend the kidnappers as one tried to purchase a Ferrari.
In 2011, Wynn married socialite Andrea Hissom, 54, the mother of model and singer Nick Hissom.
The pair are incredibly close with Preisdent Trump and the First Lady, and rang in the New Year at Mar-a-Lago, where Hissom wore a