Former associate producer Trey Sherman said he was laid off from CBS News on Thursday, and he believes the process was not random. In a viral TikTok video, Sherman claimed that every person of color on his team was laid off, while all white employees were allowed to stay and relocate within the company.
Sherman said that during his layoff meeting, he asked if relocation was an option, and the executive responded that efforts to secure a transfer for him were unsuccessful. However, after further investigation, Sherman found that his white colleagues had not been laid off and were being relocated.
He confronted the executive, who allegedly admitted to making the decisions on who stayed, citing a preference for those he had worked with before. When Sherman pointed out the apparent racial disparity, the executive reportedly denied any connection, claiming it was simply a coincidence.
Neither CBS News nor its parent company, Paramount Skydance, has publicly commented on Sherman’s allegations.
Sherman said that during his layoff meeting, he asked if relocation was an option, and the executive responded that efforts to secure a transfer for him were unsuccessful. However, after further investigation, Sherman found that his white colleagues had not been laid off and were being relocated.
He confronted the executive, who allegedly admitted to making the decisions on who stayed, citing a preference for those he had worked with before. When Sherman pointed out the apparent racial disparity, the executive reportedly denied any connection, claiming it was simply a coincidence.
Neither CBS News nor its parent company, Paramount Skydance, has publicly commented on Sherman’s allegations.
