CNN settled lawsuit with smirking teen. I hope he didn't get one penny

[Demovictory9]

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NEW YORK (AP) — CNN has settled a lawsuit with a Kentucky teen who claimed media organizations falsely labeled him as a racist following a well-publicized encounter with a Native American last year at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

The network confirmed the settlement Tuesday, as did Todd McMurtry, a lawyer for Nicholas Sandmann, a student at Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky. Neither side would give details of the settlement.

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/cnn-settles-lawsuit-with-kentucky-teen-in-demonstration

[Cartoonist]

1. Isn't calling someone a racist an opinion?

I don't get the complaint. I'm calling Trump and that kid, racists. Sue me.

[former9thward]

3. Trump is a public figure. Can't sue.

The kid can sue but you do not have the assets that CNN has. So it is not worth a lawyers's time.

[MichMan]

2. Settlement was nearly 2 months ago

[Captain Stern]

4. I'm sure he got a lot more than one penny.

That's generally how settlements work.

If they had been willing to settle for $0, they would have dropped the suit, or not filed it to begin with.

[MichMan]

5. Probably not a good idea for a National news outlet to call out a minor by name like they did