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Deadline reports:
More than three years after Fox News Channel retracted its story that a political conspiracy was behind the fatal shooting of Seth Rich, the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet has settled its legal battle with the DNC staffer’s family.
“IT IS STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs Joel and Mary Rich and Defendants Fox News Network, LLC, Malia Zimmerman, and Edward Butowsky, that …the claims by Joel and Mary Rich against all Defendants are dismissed with prejudice, and each party waives all right to appeal and to seek attorneys’ fees and costs,” reads the filing Tuesday between the parties in federal court.
The agreement comes as Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs were scheduled to give potentially damning depositions in the case. It is not known how much FNC paid the Rich family to end the matter.
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NEWS: Fox News reaches settlement with Seth Rich’s parents over May 2017 story baselessly alleging he had leaked 1000s of DNC emails to Wikileaks during the 2016 campaign. Fox also suggested – without any evidence – link between Dems and Rich’s death in July 2016. /more
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) November 24, 2020
Joel and Mary Rich: “The settlement with Fox News closes another chapter in our efforts to mourn the murder of our beloved Seth, whom we miss every single day… We are pleased with the settlement of this matter & sincerely hope the media will take genuine caution in the future”
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) November 24, 2020
No public apology and no financial or other details offered.
Fox News statement: “We are pleased with the resolution of the claims and hope this enables Mr. and Mrs. Rich to find a small degree of peace and solace moving forward.”
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) November 24, 2020