And in breaking news ... Fox Corp and Fox News are pleased to have reached an “amicable”...

They most likely didn't want a few more weeks of airing admissions by their star personalities and Murdoch himself that they didn't believe the stolen election lies being put out by Trump yet aired them, and most of all dd not want to put Murdoch on the stand. Plus they and their lawyers already had run afoul of the judge who already had sanctioned them for foot-dragging in discovery, and appointed a special master to look into whether the attorneys knew they were lying when they said Murdoch had no active role in Fox News Corp although they finally had to fess up that he was CEO. They also waited until the jury was selected and seated before agreeing to the settlement which suggests they were convinced they didn't have a chance with the jury that was seated.

But the reprieve may be short lived for Fox. There are other defamation suits lined up, and they now all have access to what came out in discovery in this case.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

That just means fox wanted to avoid their dirty Trump loving/supporting secrets getting put into the public record.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

It's all about protecting profits (of Fox and the whole corrupt Murdoch media empire) and nothing about democracy or democratic process.

originnone · 61-69, M

or...it's cheaper to settle than to fight it....could be either or both

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StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M

At least we got to hear Fox people admitting how much bs they peddled.

ElwoodBlues · M

Next up: Smartmatic is suing Fox for $2.7 billion.

More evidence of Fox News' alleged misconduct while reporting the 2020 presidential election could be unveiled by another lawsuit against the media conglomerate, according to a statement from Smartmatic lawyer Erik Connolly.
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Smartmatic, an election technology company rivaling Dominion, is also suing Fox News. The lawsuit, which was filed in February 2021, is seeking $2.7 billion in damages from the media corporation as well as some of its anchors, more than $1 billion higher than the Dominion lawsuit, which sought $1.6 billion in damages before reaching the settlement.

"Dominion's litigation exposed some of the misconduct and damage caused by Fox's disinformation campaign. Smartmatic will expose the rest," Connolly said in a statement that was tweeted by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith on Tuesday afternoon. "Smartmatic remains committed to clearing its name, recouping the significant damage done to the company, and holding Fox accountable for undermining democracy."

akindheart · 61-69, F

85 million?

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

Yup, dominion does have a lot of dirty laundry they do not want aired

justanothername · 51-55, M

Everyone has their price although I would have preferred for the case to be heard by a jury.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Dominions shareholder dividend is looking good this year..😷

Ynotisay · M

Yeah. Amicable. That's what $750M means. Sure thing Fox.
And the dirty laundry is why they settled. No way in hell they were letting their hosts and Murdoch testify. If they lied they'd be charged. If they told the truth they'd be telling their brainwashed audience they lied. They were trapped rats. And it's only going to get turned up when the Smartmatic case goes to trial. REALLY hope there's no settlement before that happens. Because they stand to make FAR more money, and cause more damage, than Dominion.