CBS parent company delays $35m Trump settlement over 'bribery' fears: report

Paramount has reportedly delayed a $35 million settlement after President Donald Trump sued its CBS affiliate over a lightly edited interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.

On Thursday, the New York Post reported that Paramount feared the settlement would be viewed as "bribery" as media heiress Shari Redstone needed government approval to sell the company to Skydance, an independent studio.

"Approval of the deal by Trump's regulators at the Federal Communications Commission is seen as contingent on settlement of the case...