Paula Reid to Exit CNN Before Paramount Takes Control | Report

Paula Reid, CNN's chief legal affair correspondent, is set to exit the news network ahead of Paramount finalizing its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. According to multiple media outlets, Reid has chosen to leave CNN before the pending Paramount-WBD deal puts David Ellison's company in control of the news network. Reid reportedly was given the option to renew her contract, but is said to have decided on exiting instead. Per reports from Variety and Status, the journalist – who previously had a tenure at CBS News – felt "some uncertainty" about the future of CNN under its . . .