[karah rucker]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS HAS SIGNED A NEW DEAL WITH ABC NEWS, SECURING HIS POSITION AS ANCHOR OF GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES WAS FIRST TO REPORT ON THE NEW CONTRACT.

WHILE DETAILS OVER HIS OFFER ARE UNKNOWN — HE’S PREVIOUSLY BEEN ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAID FACES IN TELEVISION —

EARNING 18 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

THE AGREEMENT COMES AMID SPECULATION ABOUT HIS FUTURE WITH THE NETWORK —

AFTER DISNEY PAID 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN A LEGAL SETTLEMENT OVER COMMENTS STEPHANOUPOLOS MADE ABOUT TRUMP DURING AN INTERVIEW IN 2024.

THE LIBEL LAWSUIT REVOLVED AROUND THE ANCHOR SAYING TRUMP WAS “FOUND LIABLE FOR RAPE” IN THE CASE WITH WRITER E JEAN CARROLL —

WHEN THE JURY IN THE CIVIL CASE HAD ACTUALLY FOUND TRUMP LIABLE FOR “SEXUAL ABUSE.”

REPORTS SUGGEST STEPHANOPOULOS WAS BLINDSIDED BY ABC’S SETTLEMENT.

HIS NEW CONTRACT WITH ABC ALSO COMES AS PARENT COMPANY DISNEY IS SAID TO BE LOOKING TO TRIM COSTS —

WHICH FOLLOWS A TREND RIGHT NOW AMONG MEDIA GIANTS — SCALING BACK — AMID A SHIFT IN THE INDUSTRY.