ABC News has agreed to pay US President-elect Donald Trump $15 million to settle his defamation lawsuit after a television host accused him of rape on air, the BBC reports.
George Stephanopoulos repeatedly asked Congresswoman Nancy Mays during an interview on March 10 why she supported Trump, even though he said she falsely said Trump had been convicted of "rape".
A jury in a civil case last year found Trump liable for "sexual assault", which has a specific definition under New York law. York.
As part of the settlement on Saturday, ABC will also release a statement expressing its "regret" for Stephanopoulos' statements.
A New York jury found Trump guilty of defamation and sexual assault of I. Jean Carroll after he repeatedly called her a liar for speaking out publicly about allegations that he assaulted her in the 1990s.
Trump is appealing the convictions against him for nearly $90 million.