Posted on 12/18/2024 7:07:04 PM PST by jeannineinsd
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.
(Excerpt) Read more at variety.com ...
Who watches this fraud?
Don’t worry about a thing George. It’s all on the Mockingbird Account.
“It appears they didn’t really mean it.”
‘Rats be ‘rats....
They didn’t mean it.
This all comes out of insurance that they keep when news media commits acts of false accusations.
All of the large media payouts are insurance payouts.
$15 million us a drop in the bucket compared to the $1.5 billion democrats blew with Kamala for president. Steponallofus can continue to sell the liberal agenda to the masses, while Kamala can head to the beaches in California after she ‘got retired’ by the people. One is still working while the other continues to pretend that she still matters with her ‘words of wisdom’.
Disney’s settlement with Trump was for the sole purpose of avoiding discovery. That’s it. It served its purpose and ABC has moved on.
No so fast.
Variety is NOT a news organization.
It publishes press releases from press agents and PR firms.
What I read sounds like something written by Georgie’s agent.
I’m not saying it isn’t true.
But this story PURPOSELY cites no official sources.
It’s amazing how block-headed the networks are. They stick with their losers because they don’t want to shake up their cocktail parties?
Every person who ever sees little Georgie in public should immediately scream at him, “rape, Rape, RAPE!” and keep repeating it over and over again.
I’d love that to become the next “Let’s Go Brandon.” He’s a partisan hack directly from the Clinton administration. How anyone can accept his interpretation of “News” as anything close to fair is laughable.
He’s rich enough where he doesn’t need the job.
I bet he had to take a cut in pay.
“It appears that Disney’s settlement of the lawsuit with Trump was just for show. It appears they didn’t really mean it.”
If George Stephanopoulos is upset about the settlement he can renounce it and go on the air and repeat his slander against President Trump.
Even George is smarter than that.
George’s protest to the contrary, Trump beat him; beat ABC; and beat Disney.
George got his jowls slapped good and hard. He needs to sit down and behave himself.
WHAT if insurance company refuses to pay when he was obviously so deliberate in his actions????
They have to pay, but I don’t know long they can keep insuring for these debacles without going out of business themselves.
Firing Stephanopoulos should have been part of the settlement. $15 million was ridiculously low.
I thought he was upset and depressed or despondent. lol. He got over that quickly.
L.A. Times has confirmed via unnamed sources ...
She’ll get a nice pension. Biden gets a million a year for his 43 years. He’ll get more when he finishes his term as president. Pence gets 500k from his state, congress and VP time. Harris will get state congressional and VP pension probably more than Pence but less than biden.
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