CBS Boss Bari Weiss Has 6-Person Security Detail

Another of Weiss’ protectors had “Enrique Inglesias’ looks,” according to Breaker News.

Weiss was among those who attended this year’s annual RedBird Capital General Meeting at the New York Historical Society.

The A-list attendees also included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver; PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp; WME’s Mark Shapiro; Jon Kelly of Puck News; Weiss’ boss, Paramount Skydance president Jeff Shell; Paramount TV chief George Cheeks; and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who delivered the keynote.

RedBird founder Gerry Cardinale highlighted his expanding media empire and AI ventures, according to the report.

The crowd also included executives from the Telegraph, Daily Mail and Air Mail, with panels focused on media disruption, athlete branding and Paramount’s turnaround under RedBird’s ownership.

Cardinale’s private equity firm invested between $1.8 billion and $2 billion as part of Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global.

By dint of its investment, RedBird Capital owns approximately 22.5% of the newly merged company.

David Ellison, the Skydance boss, holds around 50% of voting control and his father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, owns 27.5%.

Weiss, who has no TV background, was brought in by David Ellison to make CBS “rigorous” and “fact-based,” but her push for change has met resistance.

The former New York Times opinion editor has complained about leaks, demanded accountability from staff and urged producers to book high-profile political figures, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner.