UltraViolet Expresses Concern Over Jeff Shell’s Appointment as President of Skydance As Company Plans Takeover of Paramount Global
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UltraViolet Expresses Concern Over Jeff Shell’s Appointment as President of Skydance As Company Plans Takeover of Paramount Global
Says Appointing Shell, Who was Fired from NBCUniversal After Sexual Harassing a Female Employee, Could Put Other Women in Danger; Urges Company to Reconsider
Earlier this week, it was announced that Skydance Media would invest $8 billion in a takeover of Paramount Global and that Skydance’s David Ellison would be chairman and CEO, and former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell would lead the company as president.
Jeff Shell was removed as CEO of NBCUniversal after he admitted to an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman in the company, after the woman filed a complaint against Shell citing sexual harassment and sex discrimination, and an investigation corroborated those claims.
Nicole Regalado, Vice President of Campaigns at UltraViolet, the nation’s largest online feminist organization, issued the following statement reacting to Jeff Shell being named as President.
“It is deeply disappointing that one of Skydance’s first announcements after it confirmed that it would begin the process of acquiring Paramount Global would be to appoint a man fired for sexual harassment to the new company’s top job.
“We urge Skydance to reconsider its appointment of Jeff Shell to serve as President of the company. Doing so would send the wrong message to women that their safety and wellbeing is at risk.”
UltraViolet had previously called for Shell to be fired from NBCUniversal following the investigation, and praised the decision after they removed Shell for cause.
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