Paramount Skydance Chief Denies Leaks, Calls Extortion Plot a Shakedown
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Paramount Skydance president Jeff Shell and the company filed a cross-claim denying Cipriani’s suit that Shell leaked confidential Paramount information, calling Cipriani’s claims an extortionate shakedown and defamatory. Shell says Cipriani fabricated claims to pressure a settlement after an alleged 18‑month relationship and crisis‑communications work, and seeks damages and an injunction, while Cipriani had sought about $150 million over alleged services and later leaked drafts to media.
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