Ghomeshi Drops $55-M Lawsuit against the CBC

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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CBC spokesperson, Chuck Thompson, has confirmed via an email that the embattled radio host, Jian Ghomeshi, has finally withdrawn his $55-million lawsuit against the CBC. According to Thompson’s email, “the civil suit has been withdrawn with costs in favour of CBC but important to note it still has to be formalized through a court order.” The email said that it was agreed that Ghomeshi would pay $18,000 in legal costs to the CBC.

Initially, CBC’s lawyers argued to dismiss Ghomeshi’s lawsuit alleging it to be an attempt “to influence media and the public” regarding the allegations of violent and sexual assaults by the former radio host. Reports claim that the alleged deal was reached last Friday. Legal experts found Ghomeshi’s lawsuit to be a legal long-shot as it was highlighted that unionized employees can’t sue for wrongful dismissal. Lawyer Howard Levitt once said that the lawsuit was all about Ghomeshi’s public relations strategy, since “this suit will almost certainly be quickly struck down by the courts without Ghomeshi recovering a penny.”

Whereas on the other hand, nobody has heard from Ghomeshi in weeks since several women came forward to allege he physically and sexually abused them. According to a high-profile public-relations agency initially working with Ghomeshi when he was fired by the CBC, Navigator, it has also dropped him now. Meanwhile, Toronto police continue to investigate the former host of CBC Radio’s Q as at least three women have come forward with complaints about Ghomeshi.