Legal brawl that helped tank Jeff Shell's Paramount career ends
Key takeaways
- The strange legal saga that torpedoed Jeff Shell’s career at Paramount Skydance has ended with a whimper.
- An attorney for Las Vegas gambler and self-styled “fixer” Robert James “R.J.” Cipriani has asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to dismiss the scorched-earth lawsuit he brought against Shell in March.
- Shell’s attorneys separately filed court documents to withdraw a counter-lawsuit against Cipriani.
Jeff Shell, former CEO of NBCUniversal, resolved his legal battle against Las Vegas gambler R.J. Cipriani this week. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images) By Meg James Staff Writer Follow June 11, 2026 2:34 PM PT 4 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
The strange legal saga that torpedoed Jeff Shell’s career at Paramount Skydance has ended with a whimper.
An attorney for Las Vegas gambler and self-styled “fixer” Robert James “R.J.” Cipriani has asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to dismiss the scorched-earth lawsuit he brought against Shell in March. Cipriani had been demanding $150 million for allegedly providing “sophisticated, high-value crisis communications services, entirely without compensation” to Shell over 18 months.