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Jeff Shell Faces Scrutiny Over Past Conduct As Top Paramount Job Looms – The Dish
Jeff Shell, who is line to become Paramount's President under the conglom's Skydance merger is facing a rumor mill about his past conduct with women at NBCUniversal. Shell was let go of NBCUniversal as CEO in April 2023 due to inappropriate conduct with CNBC correspondent.
As Jeff Shell prepares to re-enter the C-suite leagues under the proposed Skydance – Paramount merger, there’s a lot of diggings we here to find some dirt on the former NBCUniversal executive to either derail or taint his new job before it starts. But let’s be honest, some may want to paint Shell as a Les Moonves redux, but we hear there’s more smoke than fire, as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and the Hollywood trades are still trying to stoke the ambers. It’s worth noting that these rumors about Shell are bubbling up with about a week left in the 45-day go-shop period for Paramount in which the entertainment conglom can solicit other bidders; one of the parties kicking the tires being Edgar Bronfman Jr. Should no other bid be accepted by Paramount, then the Skydance-merger, which entails an’ $8 billion investment by David Ellison and other parties, is expected to go through some time in the first half of 2025; the corporate marriage requiring the standard government signoffs from the DOJ, SEC and FCC.
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