华尔街日报 | ABC News将支付1,500万美元以和解特朗普提起的诽谤诉讼案

ABC News to Pay $15 Million to Settle Donald Trump Defamation Lawsuit


ABC News已同意向特朗普的总统基金会或博物馆捐赠1,500万美元，以和解这位当选总统对ABC News及其明星主播George Stephanopoulos提起的诽谤诉讼。


ABC News主播George Stephanopoulos。

ABC News已同意向特朗普(Donald Trump)的总统基金会或博物馆捐赠1,500万美元，以和解这位当选总统对ABC News及其明星主播George Stephanopoulos提起的诽谤诉讼。
ABC News has agreed to contribute $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential foundation or museum to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by the president-elect against the network and its star anchor George Stephanopoulos.
   
Stephanopoulos今年早些时候曾在节目中说，特朗普因强奸作家E. Jean Carroll而被认定负有民事责任。一个联邦陪审团裁定特朗普应为性虐待负责。
Stephanopoulos said on air earlier this year that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. A federal jury determined Trump was liable for sexual abuse.
   
根据上周六公开的一份法庭文件，在捐赠的同时，ABC还将向特朗普的律师支付100万美元的律师费。
Along with the contribution, ABC will pay $1 million in legal fees to Trump’s lawyer, according to a court filing made public Saturday.
   
此外，迪士尼旗下的ABC News上周六在网站上发布了一则说明，称“ABC News和George Stephanopoulos对于3月10日在This Week节目访谈中发表的有关当选总统特朗普的言论表示遗憾。”
In addition, Disney-owned ABC News posted a note on its website Saturday that said “ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret statements regarding President Donald J. Trump made during an interview” that aired March 10 on “This Week.”
   
该节目播出后不久，特朗普就起诉了Stephanopoulos和ABC。
Trump sued Stephanopoulos and ABC not long after the show aired. 
   
ABC News的发言人表示，“我们很高兴双方已达成协议，撤回诉讼。”
“We are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit,” an ABC News spokesperson said. 
  
特朗普在2023年被认定对性虐待和诽谤Carroll负有责任，并被勒令支付500万美元的赔偿金，在此之前，这位咨询专栏作家曾在庭审中指控特朗普在近30年前在曼哈顿一家百货商店里强奸了她。
In 2023, Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll and ordered to pay $5 million in damages, after a trial in which the advice columnist alleged he raped her in a Manhattan department store nearly 30 years ago.
  
在2024年，陪审团命令特朗普向Carroll追加支付8,300万美元的赔偿金，理由是特朗普诽谤这位前《Elle》杂志专栏作家捏造了相关事实，以便为她的新书做宣传。
In 2024, a jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll an additional $83 million for defaming her by saying the former Elle magazine columnist fabricated the assault to generate publicity for her new book.
  
特朗普已对这两项判决提出上诉。
Trump has appealed both verdicts.