Berman steps down at Paramount after 18 months

Paramount Pictures chairman and chief executive officer Brad Grey is preparing a production department shake-up in the wake of Gail Berman's departure as president.The studio confirmed today [Jan 10] that Berman quit after 18 months in the job, during which time her suitability has been debated and scrutinized incessantly.Her television background and forthright management style reportedly ruffled a few feathers, although insiders said she had plenty of supporters ...