Former CBS producer Trey Sherman is accusing his employer of only laying off people of color on his team.

Paramount Skydance is laying off about 10% of its workforce, achieving some of the cost savings that CEO David Ellison promised investors when he took charge of the media company over the summer.

The changes come as Skydance TV and the former MTV Entertainment and Showtime groups come under the Paramount TV Studios banner, led by Matt Thunell.

Lisa Ling is one of the CBS News personalities that have been cut from the network amid the massive layoffs at Paramount following its acquisitionn by Skydance. The former The View co-host took to social media to share the news that she was laid off although she said some of her reports will appear “in

Executives at CBS Entertainment, Paramount+, MTV, BET and more have been hit in Paramount's latest round of layoffs, TheWrap has learned. Those impacted thus far include Paramount Global Content Distribution head of marketing Teri Fleming,

The news division is also closing its bureau in South Africa, as every corner felt the impact of the larger Paramount cuts.

Major Paramount layoffs begin today with CEO David Ellison seeking to reposition the company and shift financial resources toward what he and his executive team see as growth opportunities. Ellison told the staff about the job cuts on Wednesday. Around 1,000 jobs are expected to be affected.

Paramount begins layoffs, affecting 1,000 employees post-merger with Skydance, as reported by The Associated Press.