Wednesday, February 16th, 2022

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Betches

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🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Prince Andrew reached a settlement out of court yesterday with his accuser Virginia Guiffre. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against NYC has officially failed once again (but are we really surprised?). Then, we get to Alec Baldwin’s wrongful death lawsuit, some more Russia-Ukraine updates, and close with a story on the suspension of avocado imports from Mexico. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Independent: “Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre reach ‘£10m’ settlement over sexual abuse claim” Buzzfeed News: “Prince Andrew Has Reached A Settlement In His Sex Abuse Case With Jeffrey Epstein Victim Virginia Giuffre” Daily Beast: “Sarah Palin’s Lawsuit Against New York Times Officially Fails—Again” Deadline: “Alec Baldwin & ‘Rust’ Movie Sued For Wrongful Death By Halyna Hutchins Estate; Lawyers Make Case With Animated Re-Enactment” Washington Post: “Russia says some troops withdrawing from Ukraine’s border; NATO chief notes” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, February 16th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:07.8	by Betches Media.
0:09.2	I'm Sammy Sage, and this episode is sponsored by ExpressVPN.
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0:19.2	Today, we have big legal drama for three public figures, our now daily Ukraine and Russia
0:25.2	update, and some bad news for brunch.
0:28.8	Florence Andrew reached a settlement out of court yesterday with his accuser Virginia
0:32.7	Dufrey.
0:33.9	The full terms of the settlement remain confidential, but various reports have put the price tag
0:38.4	around $10 million, set to be paid by his mummy.
0:42.6	No word yet on whether that will come out of his inheritance, or if it's covered by the
0:46.2	Palace PR budget.
0:49.5	Sarah Palin has now lost two days in a row.
0:52.4	Once after the judge dismissed her case on Monday, while still allowing the jury to keep
0:56.4	deliberating, so that they could have a ruling on record, if Palin appealed the case.
1:01.1	The jury is already done deliberating, and they have decided that the New York Times
1:04.8	is not guilty of defaming Palin.
1:07.6	So this case is dismissed.
1:09.6	Mrs. Wyndham, you are free to go.
1:14.2	Alec Baldwin is now the defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit for his killing of Helena Hutchins
1:18.9	on the set of the film Rust.
1:20.8	The lawsuit alleges that Baldwin and the production team, by the way, he was an executive producer
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