
Paramount In Talks To Settle $10B Case Filed By Donald Trump Against CBS: All About The Lawsuit
The lawsuit refers to a $10 billion legal action filed by Donald Trump against CBS News and its 60 Minutes program. In his October lawsuit, Trump alleged that CBS engaged in "deceptive doctoring" of a segment featuring his Political rival, Kamala Harris.
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He claimed that the segment misrepresented her response to a question about Gaza by showing a different version of her answer in the promo versus the actual interview. Trump argued that the editing amounted to“news distortion” and was used to influence public opinion in favour of the Democratic Party.
According to the Times, executives at Paramount believe that resolving the lawsuit could reduce the chances of the Trump administration blocking the studio's planned merger with Skydance. Two individuals close to Shari Redstone, Paramount's controlling shareholder, told the Times that she“strongly supports the effort to settle.”
The report said that if Paramount settles, it would follow the example set by ABC and Meta, both of which chose to cooperate with the incoming 47th president instead of continuing litigation. On Wednesday, Meta agreed to pay $25 million to settle Trump's lawsuit over being banned from Facebook and Instagram following the January 6 Capitol attacks.
What did Trump allege?After the interview aired, Trump claimed that it had been deceptively edited, pointing out that Kamala Harris gave a different response to a question about Gaza in the 60 Minutes promo than what was shown in the broadcast. Legal Disclaimer:
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