The mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount -- including CBS -- to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.

Shari Redstone stood firmly behind CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil for a recent interview that his own network executives said did not meet editorial standards. “I frankly think Tony did a great job with that interview.

Shari Redstone pushed back against CBS News on Wednesday after an internal review by the network found 'CBS Mornings' co-anchor Tony Dokoupil's recent interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates failed to meet editorial standards.

I bought Ta-Nehisi Coates’ new book, The Message, after watching an insightful 20-minute interview between Coates and Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last week, where Coates discussed the humiliation of oppression. He said something during that interview that has been rolling around in my mind ever since: “Your oppression will not save you.”

CBS News executives recently met to discuss the on-air clash between author Ta-Nehisi Coates and host Tony Dokoupil.

The New York Post reported that CBS News' Tony Dokoupil expressed regret over how his interview with anti-Israel author Ta-Nehisi Coates during an "emotional meeting."

Jan Crawford, CBS News chief legal correspondent, defended Tony Dokoupil over his contentious interview last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates.

CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil told staffers during an emotional meeting that he “regretted” putting them in a difficult position amid the brewing scandal at the network over his grilling of an anti-Israel author,