# Longtime media executive Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount, in a move that arrives amid a messy legal battle.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · WTOP*

## Key points

- Jeff Shell is leaving Paramount amid ongoing litigation and a recent lawsuit against him.
- Paramount's board found no evidence Shell violated securities disclosure rules after reviewing lawsuit allegations.
- R.J. Cipriani sued Shell for $150 million, alleging unpaid crisis communications work and broken promises.
- Cipriani accused Shell of sharing non-public information about Paramount's UFC partnership and Warner acquisition.
- Paramount and CEO David Ellison have now been added as defendants in Cipriani's expanding lawsuit.

**Companies:** Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Skydance
**Countries:** United States

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