Ex-CBS Producer Alleges Race-Based Layoffs Amid Paramount Cuts

Trey Sherman, a Black former associate producer at CBS News, publicly accused the network and its parent company Paramount Skydance of conducting race-based layoffs during a recent wave of cuts. Sherman claimed that every producer laid off from his team was a person of color, while all White colleagues were either retained or reassigned within the company, a disparity he discovered after personally confirming the status of each colleague. He confronted an executive who initially claimed efforts were made to relocate affected staffers but later admitted to retaining employees he had previously worked with, a rationale Sherman described as racist regardless of intent. The layoffs included the closure of CBS Evening News+ and the Race and Culture Unit, both of which Sherman was part of. His allegations have sparked discussions about fairness and transparency amid industry-wide staffing reductions and the challenges of maintaining diversity and inclusion. CBS has not publicly responded to Sherman's claims amid ongoing cuts that have impacted thousands of employees across the company.