Anderson Cooper turned down an opportunity to keep working there. Stephen Colbert recently became vocal about his relationship with attorneys at the same company. And Seth Strickland, a UFC fighter, didn’t think the league’s critical ties to the corporation would suffer if he threw out some profanity and disparaged celebrities while trying to promote a coming bout on the conglomerate’s streaming service. The business in question is Paramount Skydance , owner of CBS, Paramount+ and cable