ABC Agrees To Pay $15 Million To Settle Defamation Lawsuit
As part of the settlement, ABC News posted an editor's note on its website as a public apology.
ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit. The lawsuit came after Anchor George Stephanopoulos delivered inaccurate information on-air, stating Donald Trump had been found civilly liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll. As part of the settlement, ABC News posted an editor’s note on its website as a public apology. The network will…