A former Paramount executive sued the media giant in California federal court on Friday, claiming age and race discrimination under his former employers' "DEI goals" and saying he was terminated last year for being a white man in his 50s.

President Donald Trump told journalist Norah O'Donnell that Paramount had been forced to pay him 'a lot of money' after he sued them over a 2024 interview with Kamala Harris

A number of television executives have been affected by the major round of layoffs at Paramount, the first since the company was established by the $8.4 billion merger of Paramount Global and Skydance in August.

Ellison has also made a play for Warner Bros. Discovery, which has rebuffed three offers from Paramount, The Wall Street Journal reported. Paramount made three offers for Warner in September for $19 a share and then $22, before raising it to $23.50.

Paramount announced layoffs as the company restructures after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance earlier this year.

Layoffs and departures are happening across Paramount amid its merger with Skydance Media. Find out the status of ‘CBS Saturday Morning’ here.

Executives at CBS Entertainment, Paramount+, MTV, BET and more have been hit in Paramount's latest round of layoffs, TheWrap has learned. Those impacted thus far include Paramount Global Content Distribution head of marketing Teri Fleming,

"CBS Saturday Morning" co-hosts Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson are among the nearly 100 news division employees cut as part of a massive round of layoffs at parent company Paramount.

Paramount has initiated its first major round of layoffs following the company’s merger with Skydance, and the David Ellison regime has cut a number of executives across its television divisions. Paramount’s linear broadcast and cable networks were hit hard,