Concerns over legal optics delay a potential resolution to Trump’s lawsuit, casting uncertainty over Shari Redstone’s high-stakes plan to sell Paramount to Skydance Paramount Global is facing a critical impasse in its $20 billion legal standoff with former President Donald Trump, as a proposed $35 million settlement remains stalled due to internal concerns that such a payout could be interpreted as a bribe — especially with regulatory approval of its $8 billion merger with Skydance Media hanging in the balance. Sources close to the negotiations confirmed that while both parties had recently considered settling the lawsuit for $35 million — … Continue reading Paramount’s $35M Trump Settlement Stalls Amid Bribery Fears, Threatening $8B Skydance Merger