ABC inks new cope with George Stephanopoulos as anchor price community tens of millions in Trump defamation swimsuit

ABC Information has inked a brand new cope with his longtime anchor George Stephanopoulos as he price the community tens of millions in its lawsuit settlement with President-elect Donald Trump, in accordance with reviews. 

Stephanpoulos, who reportedly made as much as $18 million per 12 months in his earlier contract, was on the middle of a defamation swimsuit that was settled with Trump final week, however reviews say the timing between the settlement and his new contract had been coincidental. 

ABC Information didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark. 

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ABC Information inked a brand new cope with liberal anchor George Stephanopoulos on the heels of the $15 million defamation settlement the community made with President-elect Donald Trump. (Getty Photos)

The extension to Stephanopoulos’ contract adopted reviews of alleged behind-the-scenes drama on the Disney-owned community. Selection reported that Stephanopolous was “blindsided” by his bosses’ determination to settle the defamation lawsuit and that he was “sad” with the outcome. 

Community insiders had solid uncertainty whether or not the settlement would impression Stephanopoulos’ future at ABC, in accordance with Selection’s report. Nevertheless, hours after that story was printed, The Los Angeles Instances broke the information of the anchor’s extension at ABC.

The lawsuit stemmed from an change Stephanpoulos had with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., in March on his Sunday program “This Week” by which he claimed ten separate instances Trump was discovered “accountable for rape,” when the jury within the E. Jean Carroll civil case really decided him to be accountable for “sexual abuse,” which has a definite definition underneath New York regulation.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS DOESN’T MENTION ABC NEWS SETTLEMENT WITH TRUMP’S DEFAMATION LAWSUIT ON HIS SUNDAY SHOW

President-elect Donald Trump speaks throughout a information convention at Mar-a-Lago, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Seashore, Fla.  (AP/Evan Vucci)

Initially, the “Good Morning America” co-host was defiant within the face of Trump’s lawsuit, telling CBS’ Stephen Colbert that he wouldn’t be “cowed out of doing my job due to a menace.”

“Trump sued me as a result of I used the phrase ‘rape,’ despite the fact that a decide stated that’s in actual fact what did occur. We filed a movement to dismiss,” Stephanopoulos instructed Colbert. 

A decide in the end tossed ABC Information’ movement to dismiss Trump’s lawsuit and settled with the president-elect in December earlier than getting into a expensive trial. 

LIBERALS UNLOAD ON ABC’S SETTLEMENT WITH TRUMP, DEFEND GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: ‘KNEE BENT, RING KISSED’

ABC Information’ George Stephanopoulos falsely stated former President Trump was discovered “accountable for rape” a number of instances throughout an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.  (Screenshot/ABC Information)

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In response to the settlement, ABC Information can pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a “Presidential basis and museum to be established by or for Plaintiff, as Presidents of the US of America have established up to now.” Moreover, the community can pay $1 million in Trump’s legal professional charges.  

Stephanopoulos and ABC Information additionally needed to problem statements of “remorse” as an editor’s observe on the backside of an article on ABC Information’ web site. The observe reads, “ABC Information and George Stephanopoulos remorse statements relating to President Donald J. Trump made throughout an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024.”

Liberal critics from rival networks together with CNN, NBC and MSNBC accused ABC Information of “bending the knee” to Trump.