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Spanish-language Univision [UVN.UL] last week canceled its contract to broadcast the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, co-owned by Trump, calling his remarks insulting.
Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit against Univision on Tuesday, saying the company was trying to stifle his freedom of speech by backing out of its plans to air the show.
The Mexican media company Televisa said it will not send a contestant to the next Miss Universe pageant.
Trump, a real estate mogul and reality television star, has stood behind his comments. He called NBC’s decision to sever its ties with the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants “weak” and “foolish.”
REELZ, which describes itself as a leading independent cable and satellite general entertainment network, said the Miss USA pageant will be telecast as scheduled from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Owned by Hubbard Media Group and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the network reaches 70 million homes, it said in a press release.
The Miss USA show that aired on a Sunday in June 2014 averaged about 5.6 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles- editing by Ralph Boulton)
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