Paramount Agrees to pay Trump $16 million in CBS 60 Minutes lawsuit

[Seymour Flops]

It’s not a libel suit.

You're right, it was a fake news suit that CBS paid off.

Dude, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

Given this statement:

“Paramount’s spineless decision to settle Trump’s patently unconstitutional lawsuit is an insult to the First Amendment and to the journalists and viewers of ’60 Minutes,’” the Freedom of the Press Foundation said. The group has vowed to file a shareholder’s derivative lawsuit over the settlement, meaning the litigation over the matter is not over yet.

Will you continue to trust CBS as a news source?

 

[Crepitus]

Paramount has agreed to pay Trump $16 million to settle the lawsuit Trump filed against them over an edited interview on 60 Minutes during last year's election cycle. The interview in question involved Kamala Harris, and the lawsuit claimed that it was maliciously and deceptively edited to make her appear smarter and more competent in her Oct 7, 2024 interview.

Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS ‘60 Minutes' lawsuit

President Trump had filed a $20-billion lawsuit claiming a ‘60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris was manipulated to show her in a flattering light. Trump alleged the news interview was 'election-threatening.'

www.latimes.com

And is about to get charged with bribery.

Paramount accused of ‘bribery’ for paying Trump to settle ‘unconstitutional’ lawsuit

‘No one is a fan of Shari right now,’ one network staffer told The Independent on Tuesday evening. ‘People are still angry and frustrated and morale is very low.’

www.the-independent.com

 

[Crepitus]

You're right, it was a fake news suit that CBS paid off.

Given this statement:

“Paramount’s spineless decision to settle Trump’s patently unconstitutional lawsuit is an insult to the First Amendment and to the journalists and viewers of ’60 Minutes,’” the Freedom of the Press Foundation said. The group has vowed to file a shareholder’s derivative lawsuit over the settlement, meaning the litigation over the matter is not over yet.

Will you continue to trust CBS as a news source?

Not now that they have caved and paid tRump his bribe.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Not now that they have caved and paid tRump his bribe.

There you go.

That was the answer I was looking for.

Why would that be hard for you, Marener?

 

[frigidweirdo]

I don't know, apparently they settled out of court and did not want it go to court where maybe trump gets a larger payout? I am sure the lawyers at paramount made the call

They settled for one reason and one reason only, Trump has power over their merger.

 

[Crepitus]

There you go.

That was the answer I was looking for.

Why would that be hard for you, Marener?

They will have to answer the bribery charges in court as well.

 

[Seymour Flops]

They settled for one reason and one reason only, Trump has power over their merger.

Would you describe them as "sellouts?"

 

[Marener]

You're right, it was a fake news suit that CBS paid off.

Given this statement:

“Paramount’s spineless decision to settle Trump’s patently unconstitutional lawsuit is an insult to the First Amendment and to the journalists and viewers of ’60 Minutes,’” the Freedom of the Press Foundation said. The group has vowed to file a shareholder’s derivative lawsuit over the settlement, meaning the litigation over the matter is not over yet.

Will you continue to trust CBS as a news source?

I can’t remember the last time I read a CBS News report, but the allegations against them are pathetic and unsupported for all but the most devout Trump supporters.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

I can’t remember the last time I read a CBS News report, but the allegations against them are pathetic and unsupported for all but the most devout Trump supporters.

Fake but accurate?

 

[Marener]

There you go.

That was the answer I was looking for.

Why would that be hard for you, Marener?

It’s a good point. CBS is less trustworthy because they’re now being extorted by the Trump administration and will slant their reporting in his favor out of fear of retribution from the administration.

 

[Seymour Flops]

I can’t remember the last time I read a CBS News report, but the allegations against them are pathetic and unsupported for all but the most devout Trump supporters.

When your political philosophy forbids you answering questions, it is time to rethink your policy.

 

[Seymour Flops]

It’s a good point. CBS is less trustworthy because they’re now being extorted by the Trump administration and will slant their reporting in his favor out of fear of retribution from the administration.

Sure, they are whores. Their license should have been revoked long ago.

 

[Marener]

When your political philosophy forbids you answering questions, it is time to rethink your policy.

I believe I just did. Forgive me for taking a few minutes to think about it. I don’t think that’s a character flaw.

 

[Seymour Flops]

I believe I just did. Forgive me for taking a few minutes to think about it. I don’t think that’s a character flaw.

You did, and I thank you.

 

[egp320i]

They settled for one reason and one reason only, Trump has power over their merger.

and that would be illegal, that is interference. Why does trump have power over what companies merger again?
is he on the board at paramount? who are they merging with? I can't keep track of all these entertainment companies who want to pull their resources together
big picture, it does not matter what we think.....and we are not 16M richer either

 

[frigidweirdo]

and that would be illegal, that is interference. Why does trump have power over what companies merger again?
is he on the board at paramount? who are they merging with? I can't keep track of all these entertainment companies who want to pull their resources together
big picture, it does not matter what we think.....and we are not 16M richer either

Well, it seems a lot of illegal things are not illegal because Trump threaten vengeance from his minions, oh, and Trump's in charge of choosing who gets prosecuted for such things.

Yep, doesn't matter what we think because the electoral system is not for the benefit of the people, but of the rich. Stand up and demand change, and it might happen.

 

[egp320i]

Well, it seems a lot of illegal things are not illegal because Trump threaten vengeance from his minions, oh, and Trump's in charge of choosing who gets prosecuted for such things.

Yep, doesn't matter what we think because the electoral system is not for the benefit of the people, but of the rich. Stand up and demand change, and it might happen.

OK, and obama and biden were not rich and could do the same with the backing of soros?
that's a major laugh......

not fun with it's not your side huh?

 

[frigidweirdo]

OK, and obama and biden were not rich and could do the same with the backing of soros?
that's a major laugh......

not fun with it's not your side huh?

I don't have a "side", thank you very much. Yes, Soros has been manipulating the left wing too.


I have supported Proportional Representation a long time, do a search, at least 11 years on here pushing for PR. Why? Because it'd give the people a real voice, instead of the rich controlling everything.

 

[egp320i]

I don't have a "side", thank you very much. Yes, Soros has been manipulating the left wing too.


I have supported Proportional Representation a long time, do a search, at least 11 years on here pushing for PR. Why? Because it'd give the people a real voice, instead of the rich controlling everything.

pardon, I have no clue where you stand but if any side willfully manipulates anything that could sway and election that is fraud and needs to be called out.

The fact legacy media is 90% on the left wing side....well simple math they are always going to make their side look squeaky clean when they are dirty as a mud pit in the congo

just reality 101 and the left think trump is a nazi and any other stupid phrase they can come up with this week

 

[frigidweirdo]

pardon, I have no clue where you stand but if any side willfully manipulates anything that could sway and election that is fraud and needs to be called out.

The fact legacy media is 90% on the left wing side....well simple math they are always going to make their side look squeaky clean when they are dirty as a mud pit in the congo

just reality 101 and the left think trump is a nazi and any other stupid phrase they can come up with this week

Oh no, you've found someone who isn't a Republican or a Democrat. How can you possibly understand. Lucky for you I'm not gay or transgender or even bisexual.

It's impossible to not have manipulation of elections, unless you take ALL MONEY out, and you force the candidates to give honest interviews and be forced to answer questions properly.

All these ads on TV, outside people's homes, on billboards, they're all manipulation.

No, the media is no "90% on the left wing side", what are you talking about.

Fox News (which is more entertainment than news) has most of the right wing, but Fox News gets better ratings because of this. Why? Why do right wingers either not bother to watch news programs or all stick to the same tired nonsense? I don't know, but the do.

The Five had 4.5 million viewers
Next best was The Rachel Maddow Show with less than 2 million viewers.

Just because left wingers have more channels, doesn't mean their combined weight is more than Fox News.

I doubt most people think Trump is a Nazi, seeing how Nazism was something very specific. But a lot of them do think that Trump doesn't care about democracy, doesn't care about anything other than himself. Problem is, you don't need to media to tell you this, it's pretty obvious from the way he acts.