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Paramount Offers Settlement in Trump CBS Lawsuit Over 60 Minutes Segment as Skydance Merger Hangs by a Thread

Paramount Offers Settlement in Trump CBS Lawsuit Over 60 Minutes Segment as Skydance Merger Hangs by a Thread

After months of legal silence, Paramount/CBS has finally put serious money on the table, offering a settlement to President Donald Trump to end his explosive $20 billion lawsuit over a 60 Minutes segment aired during the 2024 election. The move marks a dramatic shift in the media giant’s stance—and may signal panic as the company fights to save its proposed merger with Skydance Media.

Shark Jumping Media Execs: How To Know When It’s YOUR Time To Go — An Editorial By LW Ghost

Shark Jumping Media Execs: How To Know When It’s YOUR Time To Go — An Editorial By LW Ghost

Once upon a time, a long-running and highly successful TV sitcom featured one of its popular leather-jacketed characters quite literally jumping over a shark at sea and a new expression was born in medialand. “Jumping The Shark” meant taking a process/idea/concept/plot/series one step beyond the most strained artistic rationality and was symbolic of the end of any further worthwhile creative endeavor and a signal that it was time to do something else.

OPINION: Grace Randolph Walks Away from The Last of Us While Collider Screams “Review Bombing” in a Masterclass of Access Media Cowardice

OPINION: Grace Randolph Walks Away from The Last of Us While Collider Screams “Review Bombing” in a Masterclass of Access Media Cowardice

Something strange is happening with The Last of Us Season 2. Not just in the narrative—but in the way the media is covering it. Or more accurately… refusing to. This week, Beyond the Trailer host Grace Randolph tweeted that she’s stepping away from The Last of Us show entirely.