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Yahoo
7 minutes ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump says received $16 million payment after Paramount lawsuit settlement
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said CBS parent company Paramount paid $16 million on Tuesday as part of a lawsuit settlement and that he expects to receive $20 million more. Paramount earlier this month agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that the network broadcast in October. "We have just achieved a BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN in our Historic Lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount... Paramount/CBS/60 Minutes have today paid $16 Million Dollars in settlement, and we also anticipate receiving $20 Million Dollars more from the new Owners," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Sign in to access your portfolio
Reuters
9 minutes ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Trump says he received $16 million payment after Paramount lawsuit settlement
July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said CBS parent company Paramount (PARA.O), opens new tab paid $16 million on Tuesday as part of a lawsuit settlement and that he expects to receive $20 million more. Paramount earlier this month agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Trump over an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris that the network broadcast in October. "We have just achieved a BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN in our Historic Lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount... Paramount/CBS/60 Minutes have today paid $16 Million Dollars in settlement, and we also anticipate receiving $20 Million Dollars more from the new Owners," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
New York Post
38 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘SATC' alum James Remar reveals if he'd return as Samantha's boyfriend Richard in reboot
He'd return to the city! 'Dexter' star James Remar said that if the 'Sex and the City' spinoff show 'And Just Like That' asked him to reprise his role, he'd do it. 'I'm an actor, the phone is open,' Remar, 71, exclusively told the Post, while promoting his show 'Dexter: Resurrection.' He quipped: '[But] do I have to be naked again?' 7 James Remar on 'Dexter: Resurrection.' Zach Dilgard/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME 7 James Remar and Kim Cattrall in 'Sex and the City.' HBO Remar played Richard Wright in the original 'Sex and the City,' who dated Samantha (Kim Cattrall) before he broke her heart in Season 4. 'I'm the best boyfriend on the show,' Remar recently People. He told the outlet that he had a conversation about Richard leaving the show with series writer/director Michael Patrick King. 'I said, 'How come you dissolved our relationship? It's like we were the two that were the best for each other.' And he said, 'We only introduce love on this show to have it fail,'' Remar recalled. 'So at least he said that there was love there.' 7 James Remar with Kim Cattrall on 'Sex and the City.' HBO Remar added, 'He said, 'But it failed and you're not coming back.'' The original show, which aired on HBO from 1998 to 2004, followed Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her friends Samantha (Cattrall), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) through dating adventures in New York City. Cattrall notably isn't in the spinoff show 'And Just Like That,' which airs on Max and follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte in their 50s. 7 James Remar attends the 'Dexter: Resurrection' premiere in NYC on July 9, 2025. Getty Images for Paramount+ Her absence from the show comes amid behind-the-scenes cast feud rumors, which SJP has denied. Cattrall did, however, make a brief cameo in Season 2 – without seeing or speaking to any of the stars. Samantha also appeared in a recent Season 3 episode in an offscreen cameo, when Carrie exchanged text messages with Samantha. In a May 2022 Variety interview, Cattrall said that she 'would never want to look back on that [character] with anything other than pride.' 7 Kim Cattrall and James Remar in 'Sex and the City.' HBO But after six seasons and two films, Cattrall said, 'Everything in me went, 'I'm done.'' So, chances are slim that 'And Just Like That' would need Richard, unless he dated someone else. Since the HBO show, Remar has worked on 'North Shore,' 'Ratatouille,' 'X-Men: First Class,' 'Hatfields & McCoys' and 'Black Lightning,' 'Magnum P.I.' and 'Dexter: Resurrection.' 7 James Remar in his video interview with The New York Post. New York Post 7 James Remar as Harry Morgan and Michael C. Hall as Dexter in 'Dexter.' Randy Tepper/Copyright: Showtime 'Dexter: Resurrection' is a continuation of the 'Dexter' franchise, similar to how 'And Just Like That' is a continuation of 'Sex and the City.' 'If they did anything like these guys are doing and made it like really cool, sure, I'd have to consider it,' he told The Post of reprising his Richard role. 'But it's tough to beat 'Dexter.''
NDTV
40 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Watch: Stephen Colbert Mocks Donald Trump Using 'ColdplayGate' On The Late Show
Television host Stephen Colbert took a jibe at United States President Donald Trump by recreating the infamous Coldplay kiss cam moment in the latest episode of The Late Show. An animated version of Trump was seen hugging the Paramount logo, only to abruptly let it go, similar to the viral video showing former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's intimate moment with HR head Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert. Watch the episode here: CBS recently announced that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert would end its broadcast run in May 2026, citing a "purely financial decision". The audience is bummed out, and so is Colbert. He, alongside Jon Stewart, another Paramount's most prominent host, slammed the network for its decision to axe the show amid an ongoing rift with Trump. In the episode, Lin-Manuel Miranda and "Weird Al" Yankovic performed Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" live on set, with the camera panning to show various celebrities in the audience, including Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, Andy Cohen and John Oliver. The cartoon version of Trump then appeared, hugging the Paramount logo, mimicking Coldplay's recent concert controversy. Colbert's anger allegedly stems from Paramount's recent decision to settle a lawsuit with Trump, which Colbert described as a "big, fat bribe". The comment referred to a $16 million payment Paramount will reportedly make to Trump to settle the lawsuit over an interview with Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. "If you're trying to figure out why Stephen's show is ending, I don't think the answer can be found in some smoking-gun email or phone call from Trump to CBS executives, or in CBS's QuickBooks spreadsheets on the financial health of late night," Stewart said during "The Daily Show" on Monday. "I think the answer is in the fear and pre-compliance that is gripping all of America's institutions at this very moment." Trump had weighed in on the firing of Colbert, one of his most prolific critics. On his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, "I absolutely love that Colbert was fired." On Monday, Colbert told Trump to "go f**k yourself" and also joked that it had always been his dream to have a sitting president celebrate the end of his career. "They're pointing out that last Monday, just two days before my cancellation, I delivered a blistering monologue in which I showed the courage to have a moustache," he joked. "I mean, obviously, CBS saw my upper lip and boom, cancelled. Coincidence? Oh, I think not. This is worse than fascism. This is stachism."
NDTV
42 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
'South Park' Signs $1.5 Billion Streaming Deal, Internet Says, 'Paramount Fired Colbert For This'
Animated comedy show, 'South Park', famous for its no-holds-barred, edgy and satirical takes on current events, featuring foul-mouthed characters, has reached a whopping $1.5 billion deal with Paramount. The studio has agreed to acquire global streaming rights for the show to bring it to the company's digital service, Paramount+, for the first time in the US, as per a report in Variety. The deal with show's creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, through their Park County production company, values the show's streaming rights at $300 million a year. As part of the deal, the creators have agreed to produce 10 episodes a year. The development comes in the backdrop of Comedy Central's premiere of the 27th season of "South Park" on Wednesday (Jul 23). South Park" premiered on Comedy Central, a network owned by Paramount, in August 1997, and the fresh deal preserves its status as one of the world's most valuable TV franchises. Social media reacts Reacting to the news of the billion-dollar deal, even the die-hard fans were left amazed but added that if there was any show that deserved such a sum, it was South Park. "$300,000,000 per episode? What the fuck am I doing with my life?" said one user while another added: "That's a shit ton of money just for 5 years and 10 episodes per year." A third commented: "There's more to this deal besides 10 episodes per year. Paramount will more than likely own the intellectual property of South Park." A fourth said: "They really fired Colbert and gave South Park the money instead. Beautiful lmao. What a world." They really fired Colbert and gave South Park the money instead. Beautiful lmao. What a world. — Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) July 22, 2025 While the deal is massive for the franchise, Mr Parker and Stone are also renegotiating an overall deal with Paramount to continue producing episodes for Comedy Central beyond their current agreement, which runs through 2027. Their previous deal, signed in 2021, was valued at $900 million.
