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2020-01-07 -Land of the Free
Breaking - CNN Settles with 'MAGA Hat Kid' Nick Sandmann
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Posted by DarthVader 2020-01-07 16:14|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 CNN is cutting staff and downsizing ops. Get the financial resources now to go after NBC et al, the bigger money.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-07 16:22||   2020-01-07 16:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Sandman has more money and is wiser than CNN; if you do not know exactly what is going on you should keep your mouth shut. Good for this young man.
Posted by Airandee 2020-01-07 16:55||   2020-01-07 16:55|| Front Page Top

#3 I want to see the terms and the $ amount; I hope it's at least $10 million, untaxed to Nick in this case.
Posted by Raj 2020-01-07 16:57||   2020-01-07 16:57|| Front Page Top

#4 How exciting! Thanks for finding this for us DarthVader — I’ve set it as today’s headline.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-01-07 17:44||   2020-01-07 17:44|| Front Page Top

#5 #3 I want to see the terms and the $ amount; I hope it's at least $10 million, untaxed to Nick in this case.

^
This. There must be pain. That's all the flatworms of the left understand.
Posted by charger 2020-01-07 18:01||   2020-01-07 18:01|| Front Page Top

#6 CNN confirms the settlement of the lawsuit:
A CNN spokesperson confirmed Tuesday with The Enquirer that a settlement was reached.
The network would not comment on the details of the settlement. Nick's lawyers did not respond to phone calls or emails at the time of this report.
Posted by Raj 2020-01-07 18:07||   2020-01-07 18:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Saw THIS on Fox 19 website in Cincinnati. Though WKRP was entertaining back in the day. Heh.

Lin Wood has WaPO, NBC Universal, Gannet, and Phillips in his targeting folder.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-01-07 18:11||   2020-01-07 18:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Shoulda explained something else - not knowing the specific settlement details, the general reason Nick's settlement isn't taxable is this defamation settlement is / should be considered 'damages to personal reputation'. If someone sues for harm caused to one's career / livelihood, that's considered 'damage to professional reputation' and thus taxable, the concept being the award in this situation is considered in lieu of lost income because of said defamation.
Posted by Raj 2020-01-07 18:22||   2020-01-07 18:22|| Front Page Top

#9 From Instapundit:

"'We just want this to go away so we can get back to mourning the death of Qassem Soleimani,’ one senior CNN executive was heard to say."
Posted by Iblis 2020-01-07 18:28||   2020-01-07 18:28|| Front Page Top

#10 Lin Wood the lawyer will prob'y not settle for less than $10 million... his cut is likely one-third, and he probably expected to take at least $10m given all the time invested / opportunity cost.

Also, several more suits are in play incl $25 vs WaPo, so Lin Wood will prob'y want to make sure the first settlement is a very high one.

I'd guess more like $25-40m.

Posted by Lex 2020-01-07 18:32||   2020-01-07 18:32|| Front Page Top

#11 *sheesh... his cut needs to be $3m at least.
* the WaPo suit is asking $250m
Posted by Lex 2020-01-07 18:33||   2020-01-07 18:33|| Front Page Top

#12 Its out, $275 million.
Posted by 49 Pan 2020-01-07 20:59||   2020-01-07 20:59|| Front Page Top

#13  Its out, $275 million.

No more worries about finding a college scholarship — WOOT!
Posted by trailing wife 2020-01-07 22:49||   2020-01-07 22:49|| Front Page Top

#14 WHOA!!!

Hope it holds up under appeal.
Posted by Lex 2020-01-07 22:58||   2020-01-07 22:58|| Front Page Top

#15 settlement = no appeal
Posted by Frank G 2020-01-07 23:00||   2020-01-07 23:00|| Front Page Top

#16 er... tait a sec... that's what the plaintiff asked. How much was the actual settlement?
Posted by Lex 2020-01-07 23:02||   2020-01-07 23:02|| Front Page Top

#17 settlement must be a fraction of $275m. Not $275m.
Posted by Lex 2020-01-07 23:03||   2020-01-07 23:03|| Front Page Top

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