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ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn't ready to air

By DAVID BAUDER ton. ABC denied that out-
Associated Press side pressure had anything
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC to do with its decision.
News faced questions "At the time, not all of our
Tuesday about its reluc- reporting met our standards
tance to air a sensitive to air, but we have never
story of alleged sexual mis- stopped investigating the
conduct after a leaked story," ABC News said in a
video emerged of reporter statement Tuesday.
Amy Robach complain- Giuffre first outlined her al-
ing about how her bosses legations against Epstein
handled an interview with anonymously in a lawsuit
a Jeffrey Epstein accuser. filed in 2009, and she did
The conservative web site her first on-the-record inter-
Project Veritas released views about them with the
video of Robach venting Daily Mail in 2011. At the
that "every day I get more time of ABC's interview, Gi-
and more pissed" that her uffre's lawyers were battling
2015 interview with Virginia with Dershowitz, who was
Giuffre never made the air. fighting back against her
Robach made her remarks claim that he was among
late in August while sitting in the men who had sex with
a Times Square studio with her when she was a minor.
a microphone but not on While her allegations re-
the air. ceived widespread at-
ABC said Tuesday that This March 14, 2019 file photo shows ABC News' Amy Robach at the 2019 ADAPT Leadership tention, some news or-
the interview didn't meet Awards in New York. ganizations have treated
its standards because it Associated Press elements of her story with
lacked sufficient corrobo- comparison, saying it has said came from an "ABC denied the charges. caution because the list
rating evidence. Robach, pursued and aired other insider" it would not identify. In the video, Robach said of prominent men she ac-
co-anchor of ABC's "20/20" stories about Epstein, the The correspondent was she was told "who's Jef- cused was long and her
newsmagazine, said the New York financier who visibly exasperated as she frey Epstein? No one knows allegations difficult to inde-
leaked video caught her died Aug. 10 while in police complained that "I tried for who that is. This is a stupid pendently confirm.
"in a private moment of custody on sex trafficking three years to get (the in- story." The Associated Press
frustration." charges. terview) on to no avail and Robach also complained in doesn't generally identify
The episode was remindful Project Veritas is known for now it's coming out and it's the video that lawyer Alan people who say they're vic-
of Ronan Farrow's accusa- its efforts embarrass main- like these 'new revelations' Dershowitz and the British tims of sex assault, unless
tions that NBC News dis- stream media outlets, often and I freaking had all of it." Royal Palace applied pres- they come forward public-
couraged his reporting on sending undercover report- Giuffre, whose maiden sure to ABC not to air the ly as Giuffre has done.
Hollywood mogul Harvey ers to catch employees name is Roberts, alleged interview with Giuffre. She Robach said in her state-
Weinstein's misconduct. making statements that dis- that as a teen, she was suggested that the network ment Tuesday that she had
Farrow then took his Pulitzer play an anti-conservative forced by Epstein to have feared that airing the inter- been referring in the video
Prize-winning story to the bent. But it needed no such sex with prominent men, in- view would hurt its ability to to what Giuffre had said
New Yorker magazine. help with the Robach vid- cluding Prince Andrew. The get interviews with Prince in the interview, not what
ABC sought to minimize the eo, which Project Veritas prince and Epstein both William and Kate Middle- ABC q

Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Cabello to perform at AMAs

By MESFIN FEKADU favorite pop/rock album. Love You," earlier this year.
Associated Press Her debut — "When We All Previously announced AMA
NEW YORK (AP) — Fall Asleep, Where Do We performers include Selena
The two biggest break- Go?" — is one of the top- Gomez, whose new song
through acts in music this selling albums of the year. "Lose You to Love Me" hit
year, Billie Eilish and Lizzo, It launched multiple Top No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart
will perform at the 2019 40 hits including "Bad Guy," this week, and Taylor Swift,
American Music Awards which reached No. 1 on who is nominated for five
later this month. the Billboard Hot 100 chart. honors and will receive the
Dick clark productions Lizzo, nominated for three artist of the decade award
announced Wednesday AMAs, released her debut at the show.
that other performers at in 2013 but she achieved Throughout her career,
the Nov. 24 event include major success this year. Swift has won 23 AMAs and
Camila Cabello, nomi- Her two-year-old song she could break Michael
nated for collaboration of "Truth Hurts" topped the Jackson's record for most
the year for "Senorita" with Hot 100 chart for seven wins (the King of Pop won
Shawn Mendes, and Dua This combination photo shows Lizzo performing at The Hollywood weeks and her three-year- 24 trophies).
Lipa, whose debut album Palladium in Los Angeles on Oct. 18, 2019, left, and Billie Eilish old song "Good As Hell" just Taylor Swift will compete
is the most streamed album performing at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., reached the Top 10 on the for the ultimate top prize
by a female artist in Spotify on April 20, 2019. pop charts and is No. 1 on — artist of the year —
history. Associated Press the R&B charts. along with Post Malone,
The show will air live on ABC in Los Angeles. AMAs, including favorite Lizzo released her major- Ariana Grande, Drake and
from the Microsoft Theater Eilish is competing for six female pop/rock artist and label debut album, "Cuz I Halsey.q