ET won't care as long as they get the ratings, same reason Baba Walters keeps Rosie.
I would ordinarily think so too...but this afternoon, when I was avoiding doing actual work (LOL) I read some of the comments posted (PerezHilton for one). Regular poster type people are noting the duplicity of the ET for paying HK$ for the 'wasted' Anna footage. Stienes (their reporter) was being panned left and right.