Last week, CNN settled a defamation lawsuit with security contractor Zachary Young after a Florida jury found that the network should pay him $5 million in damages for suggesting that he was charging “exorbitant prices” in helping evacuate people during the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal.

CNN is reportedly set to lay off "hundreds" of staffers just as President Donald Trump returned to the White House to serve a second term following his historic election victory.

Cable cord-cutting and a decline in revenue led to a significant workforce reduction at the Warner Bros. Discovery unit while new employees are hired for digital efforts.