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CBS, Imus Settle Up
The I-man and the Eye net have finally ironed out their differences.
The settlement short-circuits the $120 million breach-of-contract lawsuit Don Imus has been threatening in the wake of his April firing for controversial racial and sexual remarks.
The deal, announced in a joint statement from the network and Imus attorney Martin Garbus, also clears the way for Imus to plot a return to the airwaves with a new employer.
"Don Imus and CBS Radio have mutually agreed to settle claims that each had against the other regarding the Imus radio program on CBS," the parites said.
"The terms of the settlement are confidential and will not be disclosed."
While neither side wanted to talk specifics, a CBS spokesperson characterized as "grossly false" a Drudge report claiming that Imus was set to receive a $20 million golden handshake.
Imus, 67, was dismissed from his syndicated radio gig, Imus in the Morning, on Apr. 12—weeks after infamously calling the Rutgers University women's basketball team "nappy-headed ho's."
The comment sparked an outcry from women's rights and African-American groups, with Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson leading the charge.
Despite Imus' repeated expressions of regret and a flurry of on-air apologies, the civil rights leaders organized protests and called for a boycott of the show, which aired on radio stations nationwide and was simulcast on MSBNC.
The cable news channel was the first to boot Imus, and the radio network followed suit a day later.
Within a month, Imus brought out the big guns, hiring Garbus, a lawyer specializing in First Amendment issues, ostensibly to sue CBS. Garbus noted that Imus had for many years been paid to make un-PC—or, in the words of his CBS contract, "unique, extraordinary, irreverent, intellectual, topical, controversial"—commentary.
Garbus stated that he planned to sue CBS Radio for the full value of Imus' new five-year, $40 million contract, which he had inked just three months prior to his ouster.
After some more calculator work, Garbus figured Imus was due $120 million, including damages for all the pain and anguish suffered in the wake of his public expulsion.
As for Imus, he is ready to break out the Stetson and saddle up for a new boss. He's reportedly in discussions with New York's WABC-AM, among others.
Longtime pal, singer and former Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman told industry trade Radio Ink that a return is in the offing for the host.
"He's told me he's definitely coming back," Friedman said. "He's very much like Jesus. He's coming back, and boy is he PO'd."
To fill the void left by Imus' departure, CBS' New York sports station WFAN announced Tuesday it had hired former NFL quarterback and Monday Night Football commentator Boomer Esiason and broadcaster Craig Carton to permanently take over Imus' slot with a sports program.
For its part, MSNBC is airing Morning Joe, a gabfest hosted by former Florida Republican congressman Joe Scarborough, whose previous cable outing was prime-time's low-rated Scarborough Country.
Meanwhile, on the same day Imus and CBS settled up, a member of the Rutgers hoops squad filed a lawsuit against the shock jock and his former onair sidekick Bernard McGuirk, claiming their remarks trashed her reputation.
Kia Vaughn, the first member of the team to take such action, also named CBS Corp. and CBS Radio as defendants. She is seeking unspecified damages.
There was no immediate comment from any of the defendants.
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