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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Paramount Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit, Reports Say
Paramount Global has reportedly agreed in principle to pay President Donald Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over a CBS interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump had sought $20 billion in damages. The New York Times said that some Paramount executives saw the lawsuit as a potential stumbling block to getting the Trump administration's approval for the media firm's takeover by Hollywood studio Global (PARA) has reportedly agreed in principle to pay President Donald Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over a CBS interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. According to The Wall Street Journal, Trump had sought $20 billion in damages. Trump's lawsuit alleged that Paramount's CBS News network had 'deceitfully edited a '60 Minutes' interview with the Democratic presidential candidate to make her sound better,' the report said. CBS said the broadcast wasn't 'doctored or deceitful,' The Journal reported. Some Paramount executives saw the lawsuit as a potential stumbling block to getting the Trump administration's approval for the media firm's takeover by Hollywood studio Skydance, The New York Times said. Paramount's settlement, the reports said, will be paid to Trump's future presidential library after deducting the president's legal fees and costs. Paramount's announcement of the settlement didn't include an apology, the reports noted. Paramount and The White House didn't immediately respond to Investopedia's request for comment. Paramount shares, which entered Wednesday up by more than a quarter this year, are up slightly in premarket trading. Read the original article on Investopedia Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Fox News
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Bill Belichick-Jordon Hudson drama revealed in new emails
Emails obtained by WRAL show Bill Belichick addressing the controversy over his romantic and professional relationship with Jordon Hudson. The relationship between the legendary coach and the 24-year-old model has drawn national scrutiny after a controversial "CBS Sunday Morning" interview. Hudson declared, "We're not talking about that" when Belichick was asked about how the couple met. Belichick claimed in one email that CBS "secretly" had a camera focused on Hudson despite the model requesting to sit off camera. "Secretly, CBS had a camera focused on Jordon where Lead producer Gabe instructed her to sit," Belichick reportedly wrote. Belichick elaborated on why the question of how they met was not answered. "I met Jordon randomly on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021. That is no secret. Jordon was not dodging the specific question regarding how we met, but rather was preventing the interview from continuing to probe into personal matters," the email said. Belichick also addressed why Hudson was present at the interview to begin with. He believed the interview would be focused on his book, "The Art of Winning: Lessons from a Life in Football." "Jordon was present at the CBS interview because David Kass, the Simon & Schuster publicist, was not there," Belichick wrote, referring to the publisher of his book. "I included Jordon in the book acknowledgments because she was a creative contributor to the book, including having the idea for formatting the 4 special pages in the book." In another email, Belichick addressed reports that he requested to have Hudson copied on every email sent to him. "Jordon and I have both a personal & professional relationship," Belchick wrote in the email. "This is not a secret. Jordon assists me with my personal media, which is why I asked UNC to forward media requests (E.G. CBS 60 Minutes) to her. Jordon has zero involvement in the UNC football program, beyond the degree that my personal media intersects with it." Belichick released a statement saying he was "surprised" about getting the questions about his relationship and that when Hudson had stepped in, she was doing her job. He went on to accuse CBS of creating a "false narrative" with so-called "selectively edited clips." CBS responded, disagreeing with Belichick's version of events. In a separate interview with ESPN, Belichick insisted Hudson is not involved with UNC football. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bill Belichick risks more Jordon Hudson chaos with bizarre answer about her business dealings
Just as the backlash over his now infamous CBS interview appeared to be easing, Bill Belichick has sparked more confusion over his relationship with Jordon Hudson. Hudson, nearly 50 years younger than Belichick, was on the receiving end of a huge backlash in May after CBS shared footage of her interrupting the 73-year-old Belichick's interview when they asked about how he met his girlfriend, 24. It sparked intense scrutiny over the controversial couple, with one of Belichick's former New England Patriots players questioning his sanity while friend Charles Barkley said he would stage an intervention. A month on, the couple have appeared to be trying to keep a lower profile. But a new report from the New York Times explains how a reporter tracked down the address for a New England-based lawyer called Joshua Christian, who is the listed resident agent on several of Hudson's LLCs. But when the reporter knocked on the door, Belichick himself answered. The report describes Belichick as wearing North Caroline blue gym shorts and adds: 'His usually stoic expression is decidedly less so, though, replaced instead with something between confusion and unease.' The article continues: 'Belichick tells me he doesn't know a Joshua Christian, who organized his girlfriend's LLCs. So if this isn't Christian's property, I ask, is it Belichick's? Silence. There's the coach everyone knows.' Shortly after the CBS backlash, Hudson competed in a beauty pageant in Maine, finishing third. She appeared to address the intensifying scrutiny placed upon her with a speech to the audience, where Belichick sat alongside her father Heath. 'I'm feeling an immense amount of pride right now,' she said. 'I hope anyone who's watching this finds the strength to push through whatever it is that they're going through, and embodies that hate never wins.' Daily Mail exclusively reported after the CBS interview that Hudson had amassed a $9million real estate portfolio since she began dating the NFL great. Belichick himself is preparing for his first season in college football as the head coach of North Carolina after failing to land a return to the NFL following his Patriots exit in January 2024. Hudson's unwanted influence has stretched onto the football field, as well. The iconic 'Hard Knocks' series reportedly had a lucrative deal to film Belichick that was derailed by a string of demands from Hudson. She reportedly wanted advance viewings of each episode and to be credited as an executive producer.
Fox News
05-06-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Bill Belichick's publicist texted coach saying CBS interview would be 'without risk': report
Bill Belichick's publicist reportedly "assure[d]" the UNC head coach his interview with CBS would be about his new book. TMZ Sports reported that David Kass, Simon & Schuster's senior director of publicity, told Belichick the interview would be a "puff piece." Instead, the interview went off the rails. Belichick's girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, was present for the interview, and Belichick was asked how they met. Hudson interrupted the CBS interview to shut down that question, and, according to reports, she interrupted several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes. But Kass reportedly wrote to Belichick, "This is a book segment that looks at your life in football and what people can learn from you to achieve success in their own lives." After Belichick reportedly wanted to turn down the interview, another text Kass wrote reportedly said, "I wouldn't be this insistent if this wasn't so important to book sales and without risk." Kass is also said to have told Belichick he spoke to a CBS producer "about sticking to the book and shared that if they do, they'll get a great interview, and he was really open, saying he's not interested in going beyond the book." Belichick released a statement saying he was "surprised" about getting the questions about his relationship and that when Hudson had stepped in, she was doing her job. He also accused CBS of creating a "false narrative" with "selectively edited clips." "I agreed to speak with 'CBS Sunday Morning' to promote my new book, 'The Art of Winning — Lessons from My Life in Football.' Prior to this interview, I clearly communicated with my publicist at Simon & Schuster that any promotional interviews I participated in would agree to focus solely on the contents of the book," he said at the time. "Unfortunately, that expectation was not honored during the interview. I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced, and I repeatedly expressed to the reporter, Tony Dokoupil, and the producers that I preferred to keep the conversation centered on the book." "After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help focus the discussion. She was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track. Some of the clips make it appear as though we were avoiding the question of how we met, but we have been open about the fact that Jordon and I met on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021. "The final eight-minute segment does not reflect the productive 35-minute conversation we had, which covered a wide range of topics related to my career. Instead, it presents selectively edited clips and stills from just a few minutes of the interview to suggest a false narrative — that Jordon was attempting to control the conversation — which is simply not true." CBS responded, disagreeing with Belichick's version of events. "When we agreed to speak with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wide-ranging interview," the company said. "There were no preconditions or limitations to this conversation. This was confirmed repeatedly with his publisher before the interview took place and after it was completed." In a request for comment regarding Kass' text messages, CBS sent the same statement. Kass did not immediately respond. Belichick, 73, and Hudson, 24, have been linked since last year. She has attended several events with him, including February's NFL Honors. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Daily Mail
05-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Broken promise that left Bill Belichick 'furious' after disastrous CBS interview
Bill Belichick was reportedly promised by his publisher that the now-infamous April interview with CBS would only be about his book and not veer into outside topics. Belichick was asked questions not directly about the novel, most notably about 49-years-younger girlfriend Jordon Hudson, who was on set, seated off camera. The questions to Belichick about Hudson sparked the 24-year-old to interrupt and prompt weeks of questions as to her influence on the North Carolina head football coach. More than a dozen days before the interview aired on April 27, Belichick was reportedly written by Simon & Schuster's senior director of publicity, David Kass, stating 'I can assure you that the conversation [will be] about the book' and was 'furious' at what occurred, per TMZ. 'This is a book segment, that looks at your life in football and what people can learn from you to achieve success in their own lives,' Kass added. Kass has not immediately replied to request for comment. However, A CBS News spokesperson did give a statement, not changing their stance about the interview. 'When we agreed to speak with Mr. Belichick, it was for a wide-ranging interview. There were no preconditions or limitations to this conversation. This was confirmed repeatedly with his publisher before the interview took place and after it was completed,' the CBS News spokesperson told Kass was reportedly insistent on Belichick doing the interview, even flying to Chapel Hill in March to make sure the Tar Heels leader and he were on the same page about doing press for his book. It was Kass not attending the interview's taping, which was filmed in Annapolis, Maryland, that led Hudson to feel empowered to direct what Tony Dokoupil was asking. Belichick and Hudson have stayed firm that CBS did not honor their part of the deal for the interview in direct contradiction with the network's message. 'I agreed to speak with CBS Sunday Morning to promote my new book,' Belichick said. 'Prior to this interview, I clearly communicated with my publicist at Simon & Schuster that any promotional interviews I participated in would agree to focus solely on the contents of the book. Unfortunately, that expectation was not honored during the interview.' 'I was surprised when unrelated topics were introduced, and I repeatedly expressed to the reporter, Tony Dokoupil, and the producers that I preferred to keep the conversation centered on the book. 'After this occurred several times, Jordon, with whom I share both a personal and professional relationship, stepped in to reiterate that point to help refocus the discussion. 'She was not deflecting any specific question or topic but simply doing her job to ensure the interview stayed on track. Some of the clips make it appear as though we were avoiding the question of how we met, but we have been open about the fact that Jordon and I met on a flight to Palm Beach in 2021. 'The final eight-minute segment does not reflect the productive 35-minute conversation we had, which covered a wide range of topics related to my career. Instead, it presents selectively edited clips and stills from just a few minutes of the interview to suggest a false narrative - that Jordon was attempting to control the conversation - which is simply not true.' In what appears to be a show of support from UNC to Belichick's tenure, his statement was released by the school in order to try and calm the outpouring of shock at Sunday's scenes. Daily Mail exclusively reported last month that Belichick and Hudson are unfazed, overall, by the response to the interview. Belichick thinks some of the critics from his all-conquering run as Patriots coach now want to see him fail in Chapel Hill. After the interview aired, Pro Football Talk claimed that Hudson interrupted proceedings on so many occasions, CBS decided to include one moment to reflect her overriding influence. TMZ then claimed that Hudson stormed out of the interview for 30 minutes at one stage as she was so unhappy with the direction it was going. Belichick's statement doesn't address those allegations but it is perhaps notable that he described the overall discussion as a 'productive 35-minute conversation'. The New York Times reported that Hudson's presence was 'instrumental' in a deal breaking down
