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GlobalAwareness101 published ABC News, George Stephanopoulos agree to apologize to Trump, pay $15M in defamation case settlement.
Ha. So this happened two weeks ago, ABC News, and George Stephanopoulos agree to apologize to Trump, pay $15M in defamation case settlement.
I stitched together 2 videos with article screenshots in between. The 2nd video at the end has Rep Nancy Mace reaction to the ABC News George Stephanopoulos interview earlier this year.
I customized this background and added the captions that I proofread for you. I slowed the screenshot scroll so that you can read without needing to stop.
Donald Trump was found guilty of battery NOT RAPE
and even the battery charge was trumped up. (emphasis mine)
WTHR published December 15, 2024: ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit.
ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
As part of the settlement made public Saturday, ABC News posted an editor's note to its website expressing regret over Stephanopoulos' statements during a March 10 segment on his “This Week” program. The network will also pay $1 million in legal fees to the law firm of Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito.
The settlement agreement describes ABC's presidential library payment as a “charitable contribution," with the money earmarked for a non-profit organization that is being established in connection with the yet-to-be built library.
“We are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit on the terms in the court filing,” ABC News spokesperson Jeannie Kedas said.
NewsNation published December 6, 2024: George Stephanopoulos’ ‘GMA’ contract up. Tensions are high at “Good Morning America” as anchor George Stephanopoulos’ contract is up, and the show is looking to trim his sky-high salary. NewsNation's Paula Froelich shares what changes could come to "Good Morning America" as they look to renew Stephanopoulos’ contract.
Variety.com
written Michael Schneider
Wednesday December 18, 2024
Longtime ABC News star George Stephanopoulos has reached a new deal that will keep him at ABC News and as an anchor on “Good Morning America” for the near term.
The news should end speculation that the well-paid Stephanopolous was on his way out as the Disney-owned network, along with every news organization, looks to trim the high overhead of pricey talent deals. An industry source with knowledge of the deal said the length of the extension was shorter than a typical on-air talent pact — which is another sign of the times for the TV news business. A source close to the situation said the deal was in the works well before the network reached a $15 million legal settlement with lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump over a libel claim involving Stephanopoulos. Stephanopoulos is known to have been surprised and angered by the settlement that includes an apology for an instance when the anchor referred to Trump and referenced “rape” in connection with the civil judgment against him following litigation by writer E. Jean Carroll.
The Los Angeles Times was the first to report the news of the new deal. Under his previous pact, Stephanopoulos was one of the highest-paid anchors on TV, making up to $18 million per year. The fate of Stephanopoulos has been at the center of much speculation in recent days, following Disney CEO Bob Iger‘s approval of a $15 million settlement and an additional $1 million, as well as a quasi-apology, to settle a lawsuit from incoming President Donald Trump.
As Variety has reported, Stephanopoulos is believed to have been blindsided by the deal and unaware that Disney had decided to settle. Over the weekend, he deleted his account on X, formerly Twitter, where he had more than 2.3 million followers, in the wake of heavy blowback to the Disney settlement. Representatives for Stephanopoulos referrred calls to ABC News. ABC News could not immediately be reached for comment.
Trump had sued ABC News over the anchor’s comment in a March 2024 interview on “This Week” that “Donald Trump has been found liable for rape by a jury.” Stephanopoulos was referring to a jury’s verdict that found Trump had sexually abused the writer Carroll in the 1990s.
Look at my highlight above. Variety and many other news anchors and media outlets are still lying to the public that Trump was found guilty of "rape" and "sexual abuse". That is patently false or as the Left likes to censor us for, MISINFORMATION. (emphasis mine)
Separately, talent reps have been keeping a close eye on shows like ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the wake of other recent major trims in the news business. “GMA” has a high overhead from the salaries of its three core anchors: Robin Roberts, Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan. And with Stephanopoulos’ contract up first, and it was expected to be a tense renegotiation.
“GMA” has recently been locked in a tough ratings battle with NBC rival “Today”; “GMA” averaged 2.69 million viewers last week, behind “Today’s” 2.83 million average. “Today” anchor Hoda Kotb opted to depart, and even though salary was not cited as her reason for leaving, most still saw it as a high-profile example of TV’s new austerity push when it comes to talent and production costs — especially on long-running franchises like “Today” and “GMA.”
Stephanopoulos’ last reported deal renewal was in 2019, when he signed a four-year pact to continue at the network. He later extended that contract in 2021, adding new production duties, including a new program on politics for Hulu and four hour-long specials for primetime, while “World News Tonight’s” David Muir was made lead anchor for ABC News’ special reports and news of national importance.
Stephanopoulos has been with ABC News since 1997, when he joined the news outlet as an analyst, following a stint as communications director in the Clinton White House. He became the host of the Sunday public-affairs program “This Week” in 2002. In 2009, he joined “Good Morning America.”
REMINDER: Billionaire Democrat donor Reid Hoffman bankrolled E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against President Trump after New York Democrats changed the law to waive the statute of limitations. This is political lawfare.https://t.co/gIRVtL1adb pic.twitter.com/HwOgC4xyZ9
— @amuse (@amuse) January 17, 2024
Oh wow, here's another billionaire who is constantly spending his vast wealth to promote the Democratic Party and elect Democrats. https://t.co/OeuGZRywaf
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 14, 2023
Billionaire bankrolling E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against Trump visited Epstein’s island – report https://t.co/Xf3Ig0DTSj pic.twitter.com/njRIHh8AuB
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) May 6, 2023
FOX 26 Houston published May 9, 2023: A jury made their decision in the civil trial of E Jean Carroll finding Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation.
ABC News
written by Aaron Katersky
Tuesday May 9, 2023
A jury has found former President Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll case.
Carroll, who brought the lawsuit in November, alleged that Trump defamed her in his 2022 Truth Social post by calling her allegations "a Hoax and a lie" and saying "This woman is not my type!" when he denied her claim that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s.
The former Elle magazine columnist added a charge of battery under a recently adopted New York law that allows adult survivors of sexual abuse to sue their alleged attacker regardless of the statute of limitations. Trump has denied all allegations that he raped Carroll or defamed her.
The jury awarded Carroll a total of $5 million in the lawsuit. Jury members found that Trump did not rape Carroll but sexually abused her, and awarded damages of $2 million in compensatory damages and $20,000 in punitive damages for battery.
The jury awarded $1 million in damages, $1.7 million for reputation repair, and $280,000 in punitive damages, for defamation.
The jury reached its verdict after just under three hours of deliberations.
Trump called the verdict "a disgrace," and a spokesperson for the former president said he would appeal.
"I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHO THIS WOMAN IS," he posted to his Truth Social platform. "THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE - A CONTINUATION OF THE GREATEST WITCH HUNT OF ALL TIME!"
"Make no mistake, this entire bogus case is a political endeavor targeting President Trump because he is now an overwhelming front-runner to once again be elected President of the United States," a Trump spokesperson said in a statement. "This case will be appealed, and we will ultimately win."
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