CBS News President Barry Weiss Has 6 ‘Fat and Chiseled’ Bodyguards: Report

Newly appointed CBS News editor-in-chief Barry Weiss was reportedly surrounded by a battalion of six bodyguards who were described as “fat” and “sculptured” while attending a media shindig in New York City on Tuesday.

Weiss was among the dignitaries invited to a conference held by private equity giant Red Bird Capital at the New-York Historical Society. According to Breaker News.

The 41-year-old co-founder of The Free Press, Which recently sold its newsletter to Paramount Skydance for $150 million She seemed in good spirits as she entered the venue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

Weiss was photographed by Breaker News surrounded by protective details that formed a “ring” around the new CBS News boss — including a bodyguard described as having a “sculpted look” and “orange physique” reminiscent of Hollywood star Hugh Jackman.

One of Weiss’s protectors had an “Enrique Inglesias look,” according to Breaker News.

Weiss was spotted at CBS News headquarters with bodyguards, though it’s unclear if the six who were protecting her during the event were also by her side at the network’s offices in Manhattan, according to the news release.

The Post requested comment from CBS News and parent company Paramount SkyDance.

Weiss was among those who attended this year’s RedBird Capital annual general meeting at the New-York Historical Society.

Also among those in attendance on the A-list were NBA Commissioner Adam Silver; PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp; WME’s Mark Shapiro; John Kelly of Book News; Vice President, Paramount Skydance President Jeff Shell; Paramount Television President George Chick; and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who delivered the keynote address.

RedBird founder Jerry Cardinale highlighted his expanding media empire and AI projects, according to the report.

The crowd also included executives from The Telegraph, Daily Mail and Air Mail, with episodes focusing on media disruption, athlete branding and the turnaround Paramount has achieved under RedBird ownership.

Cardinale’s private equity firm invested between $1.8 billion and $2 billion as part of Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global.

Thanks to its investment, RedBird Capital owns approximately 22.5% of the newly combined company.

David Ellison, the head of Skydance, has about 50% of voting control, while his father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, has 27.5%.

Weiss’s first weeks as head of CBS News were marked by internal turmoil and culture shock within the newsroom.

In a tense meeting with the “60 Minutes” crew last week, Weiss said He reportedly frankly stunned the producers He wonders why Americans view the program as biased.

Weiss, who had no television background, was, too He was brought in by David Ellison to make CBS “Tough” and “fact-based,” but her push for change has been met with resistance.

Former New York Times The opinion editor complained about the leaksHe demanded that employees be held accountable and urged producers to book prominent political figures, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jared Kushner.

Within days of Weiss taking office, CBS News’s longtime head of standards, Claudia Milne, was out, the first major casualty of the new regime.

The newsroom remains on alert as staff prepare for more changes, including a round of layoffs expected within days.