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As CBS and his home company Paramount Global Navigate a High -role lawsuit From President Donald Trump, the media conglomerate quietly resolved another lawsuit that cited racial discrimination of straight, white male employees.
In 2024. Former SEAL Team script coordinator and writer Brian Beneker sued Paramount Global, CBS Entertainment and CBS Studios for illegal discrimination, repeatedly denied his career advancement based on his race, gender and sexual orientation.
According to America first legally (AFL)Beneker represented in this case, both sides ultimately agreed to the settlement after what senior Advisor AFL described as satisfactory moves by Paramount to publicly move away from the policies of diversity, equality and inclusion (dei).
CBS solved a lawsuit stating employee discrimination. (Photo Erik McGregor/Lightrocket by Getty Images | East)
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“America First Legal has pleased to see that Paramount and CBS publicly give up their demands for Dei and return to rear -based merits. The diversity quotas on the basis of race are unlawful. Others in the entertainment industry should be taken into account,” Barry said in a statement on Monday.
Fox News Digital He reached CBS and Paramount to comment.
AFL spokesman also said Fox News Digital that there will be no further legal actions in that case.
The original lawsuit claimed that despite working on the show since its first season of 2017, Beneker has repeatedly denied a writer with a regular staff, while minority writers are hired without any experience.
When he faced an exhibition showruner, Beneker claimed that he was told not to “check any frames of diversity” to justify his progress.
CBS is a priority priority to diversifying rooms of its writers in 2020. (Getty Images)
AFL also quoted last comments from CBS Director George Chees 2020 announcement The efforts to provide 40% of all writers’ rooms have “BIPOC representation” for the 2021-22 season, with the aim of increasing the figure to 50% for the 2022-23 season.
In February 2025, Paramount Global Heads informed Employees to return these initiatives after Trump’s re-election policies and anti-dei.
This was no longer the use of “aspirational numerical goals” for the employment and completion of your race collection policy, ethnicity, gender or gender of potential applicants, except when legally needed.
This announcement has arrived as Paramount Global agreed to mediation With the Trump’s legal team earlier this month, signaling a settlement of the lawsuit against them $ 20 billion.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against CBS for the amount of $ 20 billion, citing an election interference with his interview with CBS. (Left: (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images), right: (Photo by Tasos Cathopodis/Getty Images), right: Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump is looking for $ 20 billion In a lawsuit against CBSciting elections in interference with “60 minutes” interview last year with then President Kamal Harris. The president accused the net of helping his democratic opponent 2024 through a deceptive editing just a few weeks before the presidential election.
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Fox News’ Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report.
