Dallas Cowboys reportedly paid 4 cheerleaders a $2.4 million settlement over claims a team VP watched them undress

Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones, left, walks with senior vice chairman of public relations and communications Wealthy Dalrymple earlier than a preseason recreation towards the San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 10, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Josie Lepe, AP)

The Dallas Cowboys paid $2.4 million to 4 members of the workforce’s cheerleading squad who accused a workforce vice chairman of watching them undress in a locker room throughout a 2015 occasion at AT&T Stadium, ESPN reported Wednesday.

Every of the ladies obtained $399,523, the community reported, citing paperwork and unidentified folks as sources.

One of many cheerleaders stated she noticed Wealthy Dalrymple, the Cowboys’ longtime senior vice chairman for public relations and communications, standing behind a partial wall within the locker room along with his iPhone prolonged towards them whereas they had been altering, ESPN reported. He later informed workforce officers he didn't know the ladies had been there and left instantly.

Dalrymple, who retired earlier this month after greater than three many years of labor with Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones, issued a press release to ESPN denying the allegations.

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“Individuals who know me, co-workers, the media and colleagues, know who I'm and what I’m about,” Dalrymple stated. “I perceive the very critical nature of those claims and don't take them evenly. The accusations are, nonetheless, false.”

Jim Wilkinson, a communications guide for the workforce, stated the Cowboys investigated and located no wrongdoing by Dalrymple and no proof that he took photographs or video of the ladies.

“The group took these allegations extraordinarily significantly and moved instantly to completely examine this matter,” Wilkinson stated. “The investigation was dealt with in keeping with finest authorized and HR practices and the investigation discovered no proof of wrongdoing.”

In accordance with ESPN, a signed copy of the Could 2016 settlement settlement features a nondisclosure settlement wherein the 4 ladies, three of their spouses and Cowboys officers agreed by no means to talk publicly in regards to the allegations.