Skydance exec Jeff Shell pressed CBS News to release ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris transcript ahead of Paramount merger: report

CBS News Execs Set 'Red Line': No Apology for Harris Interview

The deal to merge with Skydance could be in even more peril after leaks that could disclose improper coordination between the two parties.

Skydance exec Jeff Shell pressed CBS News to release ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris transcript ahead of Paramount merger: report

Shell pushed CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and "60 Minutes" boss Bill Owens to release the transcript of the sitdown with then-Vice President Kamala Harris amid calls from then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Sources: incoming Paramount president Jeff Shell asked CBS News chief Wendy McMahon and 60 Minutes boss Bill Owens in October to release the Harris transcript

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