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Paramount Pictures is among the frontrunners in this legal upheaval. An executive, Joseph Jerome, has filed a federal lawsuit in California alleging wrongful termination based on his race, age, and the company's push to prioritize minority hiring. Jerome, a veteran who worked at Paramount for nearly three decades, claims he was fired last year along with other white, older employees after the company allegedly shifted focus toward diversity quotas. Notably, the lawsuit asserts all the attorneys fired from Paramount’s legal team in 2024 were white and over 50, suggesting a targeted purge based on immutable traits.