In a new profile on the Paramount merger for The New York Times, former controlling shareholder Shari Redstone proclaimed herself “blown away” by her company’s settlement with President Donald Trump—because she thought the cost would be a lot higher.

Shari Redstone thought that Trump's lawsuit against and criticism of CBS News might ultimately redound to the network's benefit. The post ‘We Needed More Balance’: Paramount Chief Shari Redstone Thought Trump’s Lawsuit Against CBS Might Be ‘Helpful’ first appeared on Mediaite.

"Part of me thought, maybe Trump could accomplish what I never got done," the entertainment heiress told the New York Times in an interview.