For those wondering about the $150 million lawsuit involving Jeff Shell — currently President of the merged Paramount but previously removed from his role as CEO at NBCUniversal in 2023 — THR has an in depth piece about R.J. Cipriani, the flamboyant FBI informant.

At his favorite corner table at the Venice restaurant Gjelina, Cipriani refers to himself as “a kamikaze,” “a lone wolf,” “a wild card” and “a fucking cowboy.” He drops names, cracks jokes, issues threats. On several occasions, he breaks into song. An observant Catholic, he says he’s recently been visiting his local church in Santa Monica multiple times a day to pray as he contends with “forces of evil,” adding, “I’m a soldier of God.”