Don Imus, the American radio broadcaster who, as much previously reported, was fired for making racist and sexist remarks on his talk show, has reached a settlement with his former employers CBS, leaving him free to find another radio job.
The presenter regularly attracted upwards of 3.5 million listeners a week on his show and was reportedly worth around £7.6 million per year to the company in terms of advertising and syndication fees, according to the Associated Press. However, he was struck-off the CBS payroll in April when he called the mainly black members of a female basketball team "nappy-headed hos", causing national outcry and widespread demands that he should be immediately dismissed.
After his sacking Imus made repeated threats to sue his former employers for £61 million, claiming that they had breached the terms of his contract. The recent developments mark an end to the ugly affair, with a joint statement between CBS and Imus's legal representative saying: "Don Imus and CBS Radio have mutually agreed to settle claims that each had against the other regarding the Imus radio programme on CBS. The terms of the settlement are confidential and will not be disclosed".