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George Stephanopoulos Signs New Deal With ABC News


George Stephanopoulos signed a new deal with ABC News in which the Good Morning America co-host will remain with the network, a news division spokesperson said. Stephanopoulos signed a multiyear agreement, but no other details were provided. The agreement was said to be unrelated to ABC’s $16 million settlement last week with President-elect Donald Trump, […]

The agreement was said to be unrelated to ABC’s $16 million settlement last week with President-elect Donald Trump, who sued in March over comments that Stephanopoulos made on This Week, the Sunday show which he also hosts. During an interview with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in March, Stephanopoulos had said multiple times that Trump had been found liable by a jury for “rape.” In fact, Trump had been found liable for “sexual assault,” in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The Los Angeles Times first reported on Stephanopoulos’ deal this evening.

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