UPDATED, with John Dickerson comments: The news that Paramount Global will settle Donald Trump‘s 60 Minutes lawsuit for $16 million certainly did not come as a shock to staffers at CBS News. For months, there has been a great deal of consternation and even resignation at the prospect of a settlement and the impact that…
In the aftermath of the company’s $16 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump, Paramount Global CEO George Cheeks told shareholders that there was a reason to do so, even if CBS had long argued that the litigation was meritless. With its merger with Skydance near the finish line, the agreement “allows…
Scott Pelley said that a settlement of Donald Trump‘s lawsuit would be “very damaging” to the reputation CBS and Paramount, while the 60 Minutes correspondent also defended a recent commencement speech where he warned of the threats to freedom of speech. Appearing on CNN‘s post show following the live telecast of Good Night, And Good…
Lesley Stahl is certain Paramount will pay off Donald Trump to end POTUS’ $20 billion 60 Minutes lawsuit, and Scott Pelley exclaims journalism is under attack. However, if Shari Redstone thinks a big check and an apology for a piece last year from the CBS newsmagazine series he didn’t like is enough to grease the regulatory…
Donald Trump‘s legal team made its latest filing in his lawsuit against CBS as settlement negotiations continue between network parent Paramount and the president’s team. Sources said that an opening offer to Trump has been made, in the eight figures, but that the discussions are still in the early stages. Meanwhile, Trump’s team faced a…