As the Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery merger inches closer to becoming a reality, major changes are expected to unfold across brands belonging to both companies. The Warner-owned CNN is one of the most notable corporations that could be heavily affected due to the possibility of CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss potentially running it post-merger. Per reports, this prospect has been met with mixed-to-negative reception by current employees and, now, a former CNN host is sharing blunt thoughts.
W. Kamau Bell is arguably best known for his work as a comedian, but he also hosted CNN’s United Shades of America for seven seasons between 2016 and 2022. Due to his link to the network, Bell was recently asked for his take on Weiss possibly handling operations at some point in the future. While speaking with The Daily Beast’s Obsessed podcast, Bell was civil when addressing his colleagues who still work at the network but, when it came to Weiss, he expressed discomfort over the thought of her being the boss:
