Paramount and Trump Settle Big Lawsuit Over TV Interview 🎬⚖️

Hey there! Have you ever had a disagreement with a friend over something that was said? Well, something like that happened between former U.S. President Donald Trump and a big TV company called Paramount!

Here’s the scoop: Paramount owns the famous TV network CBS, which has a show called “60 Minutes.” In October, they aired an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Mr. Trump felt that the interview was edited unfairly to make him look bad and to help the other political party (the Democrats). He wasn’t happy about this at all! 😠

So, Mr. Trump decided to take action. He filed a lawsuit against CBS, asking for a huge amount of money—can you imagine $10 billion? That’s like 10,000 million dollars! 💰 He said that CBS had tricked people by showing different versions of the interview where Vice President Harris gave different answers to the same question.

Paramount said they didn’t do anything wrong, but to solve the problem, they agreed to settle the lawsuit. This means they found a way to make peace without going to court. They agreed to pay $16 million, which will go to Mr. Trump’s future presidential library (that’s a special place where they keep important papers and items from a president’s time in office).

Also, Paramount said that from now on, “60 Minutes” will share the full transcripts (that’s like a written version) of interviews with people running for president after they air on TV. This way, everyone can read exactly what was said! 📄

This isn’t the first time Mr. Trump has had disagreements with media companies. He also settled cases with ABC News and Meta Platforms (that’s the company that owns Facebook and Instagram) over other issues.

It’s a big reminder that even grown-ups sometimes have big disagreements, but it’s important to find ways to solve them. What do you think about this story? Let us know! 🤔

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Paramount settles lawsuit with Trump over '60 Minutes' interview

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