Re: Head of CBS News Is Forced Out Amid Tensions With Trump
Richard <[email protected]> Thu, 22 May 2025 16:11:24 +0200
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In <[email protected]> Leroy Soetoro wrote: > > https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/business/media/cbs-60-minutes-trump- > wendy-mcmahon.html > > The president of CBS News, Wendy McMahon, was forced out of her post on > Monday, the latest shock wave to hit the news division amid an ongoing > showdown involving President Trump, “60 Minutes” and CBS’s parent company, > Paramount. > > Ms. McMahon told her staff in a memo that “it’s become clear the company > and I do not agree on the path forward.” Executives at Paramount informed > Ms. McMahon on Saturday that they wanted her to step down, according to > several people with direct knowledge who requested anonymity to share > private discussions. Those DEI black shows did you in, Wendy. > Paramount is in talks to settle a $20 billion lawsuit brought by Mr. Trump > that accused “60 Minutes” of deceptively editing an interview with his > Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. Many legal experts have called the > suit baseless, but Paramount’s controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, > has said she favors settling the case. She is seeking federal approval for > a multibillion-dollar sale of her company to a Hollywood studio, Skydance. Go ahead, go to court with the advice of those "legal experts". That $20 billion could become $60 billion.