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Imus Gets $20M, Maybe a Comeback

DJ settles with network after getting hose for 'hos'

By Sam Gale Rosen,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 14, 2007 3:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – Shock Jock Don Imus may be returning to the airwaves, after a short vacation precipitated by a bit too much shock. Imus is reportedly in talks with WABC in what looks like a an embryonic attempt to launch a comeback, only four months after CBS fired him for calling the Rutgers womens basketball team "nappy-headed hos."

Meanwhile, the AP reports that Imus and CBS have settled a breach-of-contract suit out of court; neither party is releasing a figure, but Drudge says the axed cryptopundit will get $20M. Both parties have also signed "non-disparaging agreement," a formal deal not to badmouth each other. Al Sharpton is, incredibly, so far unavailable for comment.

Don Imus, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton appear face-to-face on Rev. Sharpton's radio show, in New York Monday April 9, 2007. Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality returned to the airwaves. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)
Don Imus, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton appear face-to-face on Rev. Sharpton's radio show, in New York Monday April 9, 2007. Sharpton, who urged the Imus' firing, wouldn't object if the radio personality...   (Associated Press)
Radio personality Don Imus appears on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show, in New York in this April 9, 2007, file photo. Imus has reached a settlement with CBS over his multimillion-dollar contract and is negotiating with WABC radio to resume his broadcasting career there, according to CBS and a person...
Radio personality Don Imus appears on Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show, in New York in this April 9, 2007, file photo. Imus has reached a settlement with CBS over his multimillion-dollar contract and is...   (Associated Press)
The Rev. Al Sharpton  poses backstage at the 7th annual BET Awards in this June 26, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. Sharpton, who urged the firing of Don Imus, wouldn't object if the radio personality returned to the airwaves. He has a right to make a living, he said...
The Rev. Al Sharpton poses backstage at the 7th annual BET Awards in this June 26, 2007, file photo in Los Angeles. Sharpton, who urged the firing of Don Imus, wouldn't object if the radio personality...   (Associated Press)
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