--- title: Chrissy Teigen Offers to Pay NDA Fine for McKayla Maroney description: Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, who said she was abused by the doctor Larry Nassar, would have to pay over $100,000 if she talks about it canonical: https://time.com/5104941/chrissy-teigen-mckayla-maroney-nda-fine/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-16T21:35:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T22:52:39.000Z og:title: Chrissy Teigen Wants to Pay McKayla Maroney's Potential Fine og:description: The Olympic gymnast could have to pay $100,000 for discussing the abuse og:url: https://time.com/5104941/chrissy-teigen-mckayla-maroney-nda-fine/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a291682117add68/6988f86a0a4a2284199d16ce/chrissy-teigen-mckayla-maroney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3944 og:image:height: 2219 og:image:alt: 5th Annual Beautycon Festival Los Angeles - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chrissy Teigen Wants to Pay McKayla Maroney's Potential Fine twitter:description: The Olympic gymnast could have to pay $100,000 for discussing the abuse twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a291682117add68/6988f86a0a4a2284199d16ce/chrissy-teigen-mckayla-maroney.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chrissy Teigen Just Offered to Pay McKayla Maroney's Potential Fine For Discussing Sexual Abuse > Sponsored content. 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Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:52 PM UTCPublished: Jan 16, 2018 9:35 PM UTC  Chrissy Teigen attends the 5th annual Beautycon festival at Los Angeles Convention Center on August 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Chrissy Teigen attends the 5th annual Beautycon festival at Los Angeles Convention Center on August 13, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Jason LaVeris—FilmMagic by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:52 PM UTCPublished: Jan 16, 2018 9:35 PM UTC Chrissy Teigen has offered to pay a potential fine that Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney could incur if she breaks a nondisclosure agreement with USA Gymnastics that prevents her from discussing allegations that she was molested by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar. Maroney, who is one of [more than 100 women](http://time.com/5103550/olympic-champion-simone-biles-was-sexually-abused-by-team-doctor/) who have accused Nassar of sexual abuse, signed a nondisclosure agreement in 2016 that included a $100,000 fine if she spoke out about the abuse as part of a settlement from USA Gymnastics, according to the lawsuit. She is suing U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Gymnastics and Michigan State, claiming she “was forced to agree to a nondisparagement clause and confidentiality provision,” the [New York _Times_ reports](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/sports/olympics/mckayla-maroney-usa-gymnastics-confidentiality-agreement.html?mtrref=www.google.com). The suit came months after an investigation by the [Indianapolis _Star_](https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2016/08/04/usa-gymnastics-sex-abuse-protected-coaches/85829732/) reported that USA Gymnastics had allegedly failed to respond appropriately in reporting sexual abuse complaints to police. On Tuesday, Teigen tweeted a screenshot of a [Daily Mail headline](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5275139/McKayla-Maroney-1-25-settlement-bans-speaking.html) regarding the potential fine Maroney would have to pay, calling into question the “entire principle” of nondisclosure agreements and offering to pay the money if Maroney chooses to talk about her experiences. > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/953299788702695429) “I would be absolutely honored to pay this fine for you, McKayla,” Teigen said. Maroney said in October that Nassar sexually abused her [for years](http://time.com/4987066/mckayla-maroney-metoo-molested/), starting when she was 13\. Nassar faces similar accusations from dozens of athletes, including by U.S. gymnasts [Gabby Douglas](http://time.com/5034498/gabby-douglas-aly-raisman-larry-nassar-abuse/), [Maggie Nichols](http://time.com/5094292/maggie-nichols-larry-nassar-gymnastics-doctor/), [Simone Biles](http://time.com/5103550/olympic-champion-simone-biles-was-sexually-abused-by-team-doctor/) and [Aly Raisman](http://time.com/5018468/olympic-gymnast-aly-raisman-reveals-sexual-abuse-by-team-doctor-larry-nassar/). Nassar, who was sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of child pornography in December, has pleaded guilty to 10 counts of first degree criminal sexual assault in two Michigan courts. Several of the women who said they were abused are expected to testify in sentencing hearings that begin this week. Maroney thanked Teigen for her offer on Tuesday. “I’m not on social media right now, but I wish I was for this! I’m shocked by your generosity, and I just want you to know how much hope your words bring to all of us! I just can’t get over the fact that someone I don’t personally know is sticking up for me, let alone a strong women that I’ve looked up to for years!” Maroney said in a statement through her attorney. “Thank you Chrissy, you’re so inspiring, and things are starting to change because of people like you! 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