UPDATE, 2:20 PM: The man who sued ex-MTV exec Brian Graden and the late Paramount boss Brad Grey for $100 million in May last year alleging sexual assault has now asked the court to ax the lawsuit. Rovier Carrington petitioned a federal court last week to drop the suit, but Judge Katherine Polk Failla instead ruled…

When it comes right down to it, the late Garry Shandling didn't quite get into comedy for the laughs. That conclusion comes from his close friend Judd Apatow, who plumbs Shandling's long and sometimes tortured quest for enlightenment in The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, the two-part HBO documentary that's contending…

Scheduled for release next week, Paramount's Annihilation is stirring expectations despite its unsettling title. The cerebral sci-fi genre thriller represents the last in an anomalous slate of films left behind by the late Brad Grey's ill-starred regime at Viacom. The movies represent a defiant, if not dizzying…

In all the season-finale bustle of last night’s Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels and his comedy program took a moment to pay silent tribute to the late Brad Grey. A photo of Grey, as seen here, was shown as the show went to a commercial break. Grey died last week at age 59 following a battle with cancer, only…

When Scott Stuber took himself out of contention to replace the late Brad Grey as Paramount chairman, and instead accepted an offer from Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos to run Netflix's feature film division, many felt he'd taken the more exciting job. Why? While Jim Gianopulos has to dig Paramount out of a deep hole…

Soft spoken but intensely focused, Brad Grey earned respect early in his career for his ability to close deals and make big ideas happen. In a business of sociopathic loudmouths, Grey shrewdly played the role of the quiet negotiator. While his rivals were manic, Grey was manipulative, fostering TV hits like The Soprano…

Here's a modest proposal for the Academy's new board when it assembles this summer: Reserve one of those annual Governors Awards for Brad Grey, who died last night. Grey wasn't fully recognized as an Oscar player — public acknowledgment seemed more often to land with Harvey Weinstein or with the co-chiefs of Fox…

UPDATED with more reactions: Refresh for latest… Hollywood is waking up to the news that Brad Grey, who ran Paramount Pictures for 12 years as chairman and CEO and before that was a partner in the powerhouse management/production company Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, has died of cancer at 59. Grey exited Paramount…

In a shocking development, it saddens me to report that Brad Grey has died at age 59. His death, from cancer, comes months after his exit as chairman/CEO of Paramount Pictures, a job he held for 12 years. He died last night in Holmby Hills, CA, with friends and family at his side. Grey is survived by his wife…

Paramount’s chairman and CEO Brad Grey has made official what’s been known for a while: He’s leaving the studio after 12 years. He’s just sent a memo to his staff, the day after hosting an intimate party at his home for Paramount Pictures execs who are staying put and other longtime industry allies. Grey wrote that he…

While the slow exit of Brad Grey from the chairman and CEO post of Paramount Pictures drags out, the studio continues to move slowly forward. Grey held a small intimate party at his home last night to say thanks and goodbye to his soon-to-be former executive team. Sources said Grey gave a short toast to their future…

BREAKING: Though no official release has been sent yet, Brad Grey’s 12 year reign at Paramount Pictures has officially ended and Viacom is looking onto the future. Our sister publication Variety went up with what we’ve all heard but hasn’t been confirmed, which is they’ve set a succession committee that will include…