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Shari Redstone and Paramount’s Own Mission: Impossible—Survive a Trump Lawsuit and a Billion-Dollar Merger

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Shari Redstone , the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global , is in the midst of settlement talks with President Donald Trump .

Trump sued CBS over the editing of a 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris .

Redstone has reportedly said that she is taking herself out of the talks, leaving it to her three chief executives to figure out the mess.

Shari Redstone is one of the most powerful women in media.

Redstone has done her best to curry favor with Republicans .

The 71-year-old is left with few good choices after the ouster of Bob Bakish and the installation of three chief executives.

In 2019 , Redstone discussed launching a right-wing news channel to take on Fox News .

Scott Pelley has pushed a series of segments critical of the president, who has a long-standing beef with the show.

Pelley 's estimated $3 million contract is being honored, according to a person familiar with discussions.

The final broadcast of the season, airing this coming weekend ( Sunday, May 18 ), is not expected to include Pelley .

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