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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called on Paramound and Skydance to respond to questions about the details of a $36 million settlement agreement with Trump.
President Trump has said that he anticipates receiving at least $20 million in advertising, public service announcements or similar programming from incoming Paramount Global owner Skydance as part of a settlement to resolve a lawsuit that 60 Minutes conducted with Kamala Harris.
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How Paramount's $16-million Trump settlement came together — and could've fallen apartThe settlement, which the president approved late Tuesday, included a commitment by Trump to drop his claims and not sue over the May "60 Minutes" broadcast, according to sources and a Paramount statement. Paramount said it agreed to pay Trump's legal fees.
CBS News staffers are outraged by parent company Paramount's decision this week to settle President Donald Trump's lawsuit which they thought was meritless.
Skydance committed to removing DEI programs and establishing a bias complaint system at CBS News as it seeks FCC approval for Paramount merger.
Jon Stewart is questioning whether CBS’s decision to cancel Stephen Colbert’s late-night show was purely financial. He points to Paramount’s recent $16 million settlement with Donald Trump as a sign the company may be trying to smooth a deal and stay in Trump’s good graces.
Sandra Oh criticized CBS and Paramount during her appearance on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on July 21 after its cancellation was announced. The network said it was "a financial decision," but the news came days after Colbert criticized Paramount for its $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump.
A trio of Democratic U.S. senators on Monday launched a probe into reports that President Donald Trump’s legal team struck a secretive side deal with Skydance — the prospective owner of CBS — that includes millions of dollars worth of “broadcast transmissions” supporting right-wing causes.