Paramount Offers Millions To Trump To End $20B ’60 Minutes’ Suit & Let Skydance Merger Go Through

They don't have a deal yet, but Donald Trump is weighing the millions Shari Redstone & Paramount are willing to give him to make his 60 Minutes suit go away

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FCC Chief Insists Donald Trump CBS Lawsuit Unrelated To Paramount-Skydance Review — “We Are Staying In Our Lane”

FCC chief Brendan Carr said the agency's review of the proposed merger of Paramount and Skydance is unrelated to President Trump's lawsuit vs CBS and '60 Minutes'.

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’60 Minutes’ Schedules Segment On Trump’s Targeting Of Law Firms Amid POTUS Lawsuit And Continued Attacks
#News #Politics #60Minutes #BillOwens #CBS #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #Paramountglobal #ScottPelley

https://deadline.com/2025/05/trump-60-minutes-segment-1236383097/

’60 Minutes’ Schedules Another Segment On Trump: His Targeting Of Law Firms

The show's correspondent Scott Pelley spoke out about corporate interference earlier this week.

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#ShariRedstone, the company’s controlling #shareholder, has said she favors settling the case. She is set to receive a major #payday in a pending #sale of Paramount to a Hollywood studio, #Skydance, that requires sign-off from the #Trump admin. Any settlement would ultimately require the board’s approval, & Redstone has told the board that she is *recusing* herself from deliberations related to the lawsuit.

#law #60Minutes #CBS #journalism #BillOwens #FreePress #democracy #autocracy #StateMedia

#Legal experts have called the suit baseless & an easy victory for #CBS. But #Paramount is entering the talks prepared to make a deal.

In an April 18 meeting, the Paramount board outlined acceptable financial terms for a potential settlement w/ #Trump, acc/to 3 people…. The exact dollar amounts remain unclear, but the board’s move clears a path for an out-of-court resolution.

#law #60Minutes #journalism #ethics #FourthEstate #BillOwens #Constitution #FreePress #democracy #autocracy #censorship

Paramount Board Clears Possible Path for Settling Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

Paramount’s interest in settling has dismayed CBS’s news division. The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.

The New York Times

’60 Minutes’ Does Segment Explaining Departure Of Executive Producer Bill Owens: “Paramount Began To Supervise Our Content In New Ways”
#News #Politics #60Minutes #BillOwens #CBS #DonaldTrump #ElectionLine #Paramountglobal #ShariRedstone

https://deadline.com/2025/04/60-minutes-bill-owens-cbs-trump-1236378451/

’60 Minutes’ Does Segment Explaining Departure Of Executive Producer Bill Owens: “Paramount Began To Supervise Our Content In New Ways”

Scott Pelley said, "Paramount Began To Supervise Our Content In New Ways"

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Jennifer Rubin: Four Undaunted Individuals: Heroes propel the virtuous cycle of resistance:

Bill Owens, Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom

"…a virtuous circle can develop in defense of democracy: Ordinary people organize and protest; politicians and officials realize resistance is popular, they step up their defense of democracy; and their increased resilience in turn inspires more popular defiance."

#BillOwens #60minutes #SDNY #TheContrarian #law
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/four-undaunted-individuals

Four Undaunted Individuals

Heroes propel the virtuous cycle of resistance

The Contrarian
'60 Minutes' Keeps Reporting on Trump Even After Top Boss Exits

'60 Minutes' continues to report on President Donald Trump's policies even after its top boss exited due to concerns about the President and the show

Variety