ABC’s George Stephanopoulos was repeatedly
warned not to use word ‘rape’ by producer
— but said it anyway: sources
New York Post,
by
Alexandra Steigrad
&
Ariel Zilber
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
12/18/2024 8:07:39 PM
George Stephanopoulos was repeatedly told by his executive producer not to “use the word rape” before going on the air to discuss Donald Trump but the ABC News anchor ignored the warning — a decision that cost the network $16 million, The Post has learned.
Parent company Disney’s capitulation last week in the defamation lawsuit by Trump against ABC News and Stephanopoulos shocked media and legal experts, but the damning revelation could help explain why Mouse House CEO Bob Iger signed off on the settlement so quickly.
The “This Week” host uttered that Trump was “liable for rape” while discussing the civil lawsuit won by journalist E. Jean Carroll during an interview
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/18/2024 8:14:52 PM (No. 1857386)
So, Stephie, boss not happy with your still being employed by him/her/it?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
itsonlyme 12/18/2024 8:21:55 PM (No. 1857390)
George "SatansSpawn" Stephanopoulos conveys Fake News.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
stablemoney 12/18/2024 8:41:45 PM (No. 1857402)
So George goes on Colbert's show and uses the rape term again. It looks like Trump needs to sue George again.
55 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
jeffkinnh 12/18/2024 8:43:00 PM (No. 1857403)
Arrogance and ego tends to turn out poorly when you keep pushing stupid things. It's great to see ABC's face ground into Georgie's mess. You wonder if they learned anything? Almost all the managements of Leftist media are realizing their behaviors could end up costing big bucks and seriously damaging their brand. How weak will any criticism of Trump by ABC play out? Will people dismiss them and tune them out? What value do they have when no one is listening to or persuaded by them? After being dope slapped repeatedly by Trump, do they think they are going to win this fight? Van Jones has recognized that "Donald Trump is smarter than me, you, and all of his critics". Trump has outmaneuvered them and the whole group of Washington elitists for over a decade despite their fevered and unbounded attempts to destroy him. The legacy media is dying and Trump is the one that stole all the air from them. They are suffocating. They have no game left.
And so many of them still don't get it.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
RussZilla 12/18/2024 8:45:31 PM (No. 1857406)
Stephen needs a loooong vacation.
21 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
seamusm 12/18/2024 8:56:00 PM (No. 1857411)
And why exactly does he still have a job?
42 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
DVC 12/18/2024 9:16:11 PM (No. 1857428)
Arrogant little rat deserves all the bad things that may happen to him.
36 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
MickTurn 12/18/2024 9:20:24 PM (No. 1857430)
ABC/Disney needs to stick Georgie with the entire multi MILLION dollar Bill, it was his loose mouth and lying attitude that created the mess. WHY SHOULD the Network pay for Georgie's big Mouth?
31 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
watashiyo 12/18/2024 9:23:02 PM (No. 1857433)
Short people are usually smart and prudent. However, this Clinton's rear-licker is an arrogant exception.
22 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
ronniethek 12/18/2024 9:23:31 PM (No. 1857434)
Arrogant Democrat hack,SOB.
15 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
rochow 12/18/2024 9:30:35 PM (No. 1857438)
So, throw the mental midget out!
14 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
MissNan 12/18/2024 9:33:45 PM (No. 1857441)
Say goodnight Georgie…..
12 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
ronbet 12/18/2024 9:38:34 PM (No. 1857443)
George Stephanopoulos is a long-time Trump hater. ALWAYS says something negative about Trump, whether warranted or not. Stephanopoulos parades under the banner of a journalist, but is nothing but a Democrat activist. No journalism training. If he leaves ABC he will likely become head of the Democratic National Committee. I know I am being negative about this clown. In all fairness, I've always wanted to punch him in the face for his smarmy mouth.
34 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
MissMann 12/18/2024 10:03:17 PM (No. 1857454)
Yeah, they were so mad they gave him a new contract. Cry me a river.
14 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
mifla 12/19/2024 3:50:54 AM (No. 1857515)
ABC is not having a good year.
George gets them sued.
They have to apologize to Trump.
The View keeps lawyers on staff to prevent the hosts from committing libel.
Ratings continue to decline.
16 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
SweetPea3 12/19/2024 5:08:09 AM (No. 1857547)
Wormy little puke with a Napoleon complex.
20 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
chumley 12/19/2024 5:42:39 AM (No. 1857562)
The hairy little troll deserves everything bad that ever happens to him. Sadly, he will never be reduced to abject poverty.
9 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
jinx 12/19/2024 6:16:36 AM (No. 1857574)
Georgie is the same little man who worked for and backed that perverted Bill Clinton and his lying crooked wife. He should have been fired long time ago or even better, not hired in the first place. What a jerk!!!!!
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Rinktum 12/19/2024 6:18:09 AM (No. 1857575)
One down…
Democrats are the most arrogant and hubris driven individuals on this planet. They truly believe whatever they think is truth. Time for them to experience some painful self awareness. Georgie is a good start. The damage these liars have done is immeasurable and their enabling bosses must feel the pain also. I hope this settlement puts the fear of God into the legions out there who have trashed President Trump and any Conservative voice they do not like.
11 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
homefry 12/19/2024 7:24:04 AM (No. 1857608)
I'd love it if he were fired by abc and then SUED by abc for causing the problem. He'd look good broke.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
MakingSense 12/19/2024 8:28:35 AM (No. 1857645)
And now ABC announces it has signed a new multimillion $ deal with him. Talk about “stuck on stupid”.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
downnout 12/19/2024 8:29:11 AM (No. 1857646)
And he ignored his producer. Seems to me that would be grounds to fire him, especially after a $16 million dollar settlement.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
janjan 12/19/2024 8:54:33 AM (No. 1857678)
George had reason to believe that he could libel Trump with impunity because the media has been doing it since 2015. Trump bit back. Who wants to be next?
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Zigrid 12/19/2024 9:40:54 AM (No. 1857706)
Well...well...so Georgie boy is reaping what he sowed....he's lost all credibility with his fake news buddies...and his company has to pay President Trump 15 million and court costs for a Presidential Trump library...this is so delicious....the library will be finished before President Trump is out of office....not like Barack HUSSEIN Obama's library in Chicago...which is not finished and doesn't look like being finished anytime soon...
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 12/19/2024 10:01:38 AM (No. 1857724)
George Steps-on-all-of-us. Above the law. Only him.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
broken01 12/19/2024 10:43:28 AM (No. 1857765)
Little George Streptococcus can rest easy. When he gets fired from the Mouse Broadcasting Channel (MBC) he can go work for Travelocity. I hear they're looking for a new garden gnome.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Kate318 12/19/2024 11:04:54 AM (No. 1857790)
He probably had so much practice using the word with his old boss, Slick, that it just slipped out.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
The Remnants 12/19/2024 11:17:10 AM (No. 1857797)
George. You knew it was wrong to use the word. Your producer told you NOT to use the word, but you used it anyway.
I think what you said is called "slander".
And what has happened is called accountability.
9 people like this.
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