Paramount Sued by Emmy-Winning Exec Claiming DEI Head Fired Him for Being a White Man in His 50s

A former Paramount executive sued the media giant in California federal court on Friday, claiming age and race discrimination under his former employers' "DEI goals" and saying he was terminated last year for being a white man in his 50s. Joseph E. Jerome, who worked at Paramount from 1994 to 2024, served as senior vice president of business and legal affairs and production counsel to "Entertainment Tonight." His suit claims he was one of three CBS Media Ventures attorneys who, all white and over the age of 50, were terminated and replaced with younger employees from minority . . .