CNN settles Nick Sandmann defamation lawsuit in Covington Catholic High School controversy

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CNNย has settled a multimillion-dollar 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 theย Kentuckyย teen as the aggressor.

Fox 19 firstย reportedย that CNN settled with Sandmann on Tuesday for an undisclosed amount. The $250 million defamation suit sought damages for theย “emotional distress Nicholas and his family suffered” in the fallout of the network’s reporting.

Sandmannโ€™s attorney, Todd McMurtry, declined to comment on the dollar amount or other elements of the settlement with CNN.

McMurtry told Fox News that lawsuits against โ€œas many as 13 other defendants will be filed in 30 to 40 days.โ€

Among them: ABC, CBS, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, NPR, Slate, The Hill, and Gannett which owns the Cincinnati Inquirer, as well as miscellaneous other small outfits, according to McMurtry.ย Separate lawsuits against the Washington Post and NBC have already been filed, he added.

Last March, Sandmann’s attorneys filed aย suit against CNN for its coverage of the incident before all the facts had surfaced. The teen was seeking a whopping $800 million in damages from CNN, NBC and the Post.

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