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Trump Claims ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement Is Worth as Much as $35 Million Including ‘Advertising’; Paramount Denies Deal Includes PSAs


Trump claimed the settlement over his '60 Minutes' lawsuit is worth up to $35 million, when factoring in 'advertising.' Paramount denied the settlement includes PSAs.

Paramount Global said it would pay $16 million under its deal with President Donald Trump to settle his “ 60 Minutes ” lawsuit, which legal experts widely agreed was baseless. And in an attempt to grease the skids to close the deal, Skydance Media CEO David Ellison has reportedly agreed to give Trump free advertising time on Paramount’s networks once that merger is final. But the president immediately began discussing his “60 Minutes” lawsuit, after saying David Ellison will “do a great job” as head of the merged Skydance-Paramount.

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