The media mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount — including CBS — to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.
“I frankly think Tony did a great job with that interview,” Redstone said on Wednesday. “I was very proud of the work that he did. Yes, as hard as it was for me to go against this company, I think they made a mistake here.”
Dokoupil asked pointed questions of Coates like, “Why leave out that Israel is surrounded by countries that want to eliminate it?” and comments like, “I have to say, when I read the book, I imagine if I took your name out of it, took away the awards, the acclaim … the content of that section would not be out of place in the backpack of an extremist.”
The comments from Redstone came during a panel at Advertising Week specifically focused on “using engaging content to fight hate.” Redstone was joined on the panel by ATTN co-CEO Matthew Segal. Axios reporter Sara Fischer moderated the discussion. That included CBS News legal correspondent Jan Crawford, who took issue with the decision to call out Dokoupil in the staff meeting Monday.
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