A former CBS News producer accused network of race-based layoffs in a viral TikTok, claiming only people of color were terminated while White staffers were relocated to other positions.

Stephen Colbert accused Paramount of tarnishing CBS when it agreed to pay President Donald Trump $16 million to settle a lawsuit earlier this year. The post Stephen Colbert Bashes Own Network: Trump Settlement ‘Damaging to the Reputation’ of CBS first appeared on Mediaite.

The influx in layoffs follows Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of Paramount in August, as CBS is one of the media company's subsidiaries. NPR previously reported that Skydance owner David Ellison and the company have expressed interest in shifting CBS News to produce apolitical content.

A former CBS News producer accused the network of “race-based layoffs” after corporate parent Paramount Skydance introduced sweeping cuts, claiming in a viral TikTok that every producer laid off from his team was a person of color while white colleagues were reassigned.

Fox News hosts hailed 60 Minutes' tightly condensed sitdown with Donald Trump as a victory for the president. Greg Gutfeld saw the half-hour interview between Trump and CBS News star Norah O’Donnell as the president’s way of getting payback from a network he has long accused of favoring his rival Kamala Harris.

John Dickerson is leaving CBS News after 16 years at the network, he announced on Oct. 27. He currently co-anchors 'CBS Evening News' with Maurice Dubois following the reboot of the weeknight broadcast in early 2025,

Lisa Ling is one of the CBS News personalities that have been cut from the network amid the massive layoffs at Paramount following its acquisitionn by Skydance. The former The View co-host took to social media to share the news that she was laid off although she said some of her reports will appear “in