"Cipriani also alleges that he knew Paramount was buying the streaming rights to the UFC a month before the news became public. Cipriani took credit for a story in The Hollywood Reporter about the feud between Paramount and South Park, claiming he saved the company $1.5 billion by shifting the public narrative."
"Shell reportedly promised via oral agreement to create an English-language version of a Roku TV show Cipriani executive-produced, Serenata De Las Estrellas, in exchange for his crisis-PR services. Shell reportedly gave him confidential information about the company, such as his opinion that Paramount is overpaying for Warner Bros."
"Once the story was published, according to the lawsuit, Cipriani sent Shell a WhatsApp message, writing messages like, 'I'm the one that put the article out for you!!!' and 'I didn't want to tell you till it hit so you have plausible deniability.' Shell replied, 'Thank you RJ ... I owe you dinner at least!'"
R.J. Cipriani, a professional gambler, filed a $150 million lawsuit against Jeff Shell, President of Paramount Skydance, alleging breach of an oral agreement. Cipriani claims he provided crisis PR services to Shell in exchange for Shell's promise to create an English-language version of a Roku TV show Cipriani executive-produced called Serenata De Las Estrellas. The lawsuit alleges Shell shared confidential information, including opinions about Paramount overpaying for Warner Bros. and advance knowledge of the UFC streaming rights acquisition. Cipriani claims credit for a Hollywood Reporter story about a Paramount-South Park feud, asserting he saved the company $1.5 billion by shifting public narrative. Shell's legal team indicated they would strongly respond to the allegations. Reconciliation efforts between the two men proved unsuccessful.
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