ABC Information has inked a brand new take care of his longtime anchor George Stephanopoulos as he price the community tens of millions in its lawsuit settlement with President-elect Donald Trump, in accordance with reviews.
Stephanpoulos, who reportedly made as much as $18 million per 12 months in his earlier contract, was on the heart of a defamation go well with that was settled with Trump final week, however reviews say the timing between the settlement and his new contract had been coincidental.
ABC Information didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital‘s request for remark.
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ABC Information inked a brand new take care of liberal anchor George Stephanopoulos on the heels of the $15 million defamation settlement the community made with President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Photographs)
The extension to Stephanopoulos’ contract adopted reviews of alleged behind-the-scenes drama on the Disney-owned community. Selection reported that Stephanopolous was “blindsided” by his bosses’ choice to settle the defamation lawsuit and that he was “unhappy” with the end result.
Community insiders had solid uncertainty whether or not the settlement would influence Stephanopoulos’ future at ABC, in accordance with Selection’s report. Nonetheless, hours after that story was printed, The Los Angeles Occasions broke the information of the anchor’s extension at ABC.
The lawsuit stemmed from an trade Stephanpoulos had with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., in March on his Sunday program “This Week” wherein he claimed ten separate instances Trump was discovered “liable for rape,” when the jury within the E. Jean Carroll civil case truly decided him to be chargeable for “sexual abuse,” which has a definite definition underneath New York regulation.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks throughout a information convention at Mar-a-Lago, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Seashore, Fla. (AP/Evan Vucci)
Initially, the “Good Morning America” co-host was defiant within the face of Trump’s lawsuit, telling CBS’ Stephen Colbert that he wouldn’t be “cowed out of doing my job because of a threat.”
“Trump sued me because I used the word ‘rape,’ even though a judge said that’s in fact what did happen. We filed a motion to dismiss,” Stephanopoulos instructed Colbert.
A decide finally tossed ABC Information’ movement to dismiss Trump’s lawsuit and settled with the president-elect in December earlier than coming into a expensive trial.
ABC Information’ George Stephanopoulos falsely mentioned former President Trump was discovered “liable for rape” a number of instances throughout an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. (Screenshot/ABC Information)
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In line with the settlement, ABC Information can pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a “Presidential foundation and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff, as Presidents of the United States of America have established in the past.” Moreover, the community can pay $1 million in Trump’s lawyer charges.
Stephanopoulos and ABC Information additionally needed to subject statements of “regret” as an editor’s be aware on the backside of an article on ABC Information’ web site. The be aware reads, “ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret statements regarding President Donald J. Trump made during an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024.”
Liberal critics from rival networks together with CNN, NBC and MSNBC accused ABC Information of “bending the knee” to Trump.
