The Certainly Not News network also known as CNN, settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann over its botched coverage of a viral confrontation with a Native American elder that had portrayed the Kentucky teen as the aggressor.
The $250 million defamation suit sought damages for the “emotional distress Nicholas and his family suffered” in the fallout of the network’s reporting.
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A lawyer for Sandmann declined to comment on the settlement but confirmed that lawsuits against The Washington Post and NBC were ongoing. They plan to sue media company Gannett, the publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer among other newspapers, within 60 days.
I hope he takes all the money their banks!