I agree. Another commenter suggested that the part of from NBC that I quoted was probably a joke. I hope so.

Must have missed that one.

"NBC
reports that Selleck has today reached an out-of-court settlement for
an undisclosed amount—though presumably it’s measured in dollars, not in
the precious, life-giving water that Selleck continues to hoard and
mete out to desperate Californians, according to the whims of his mercy."