Tomi Lahren, Glenn Beck Settle Lawsuit

Tomi Lahren settled her lawsuit Monday with her former boss, Glenn Beck, and his conservative media firm The Blaze. The deal allows the 24-year-old pundit to be freed from her employment contract -- which was to expire in September -- and pursue new work that competes with The Blaze. She also gets to keep the Facebook page that The Blaze created for her, and on which she has amassed 4.3 million followers. Lahren will "promptly" return The Blaze's "intellectual property" that was posted to the Facebook page, said her lawyer, Brian Lauten. In court hearings, Lauten had offered to delete all of the videos produced by The Blaze of the Facebook page, which would include some of Lahren's most popular posts. Some had been watched more than 67 million times. "Ms. Lahren is relieved to have this litigation behind her," Lauten said in a statement. "She looks forward to connecting with her audience and fan base on the pressing political issues facing our country in the days to come."  Continue reading...

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