‘Pee-wee As Himself’ director Matt Wolf on really getting to know Paul Reubens; The Media’s appeasement to the President abounds
The Business · KCRW
May 23, 202530m 2s
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<p dir="ltr">CBS News president Wendy McMahon has <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wendy-mcmahon-resigns-cbs-news-1236221276/">stepped down</a> from her post as tensions escalate over ongoing Paramount Global-Trump settlement talks. With the deal already <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/media/senators-question-shari-redstone-over-efforts-to-reach-cbs-settlement-with-trump-fb832200">under scrutiny</a> from senators, what’s in store for Shari Redstone's Skydance merger? Kim Masters and Matt Belloni dive into this and more major media shake-up stories.</p>
<p>Plus, Masters talks to director Matt Wolf about Pee-wee as Himself, which looks beyond the iconic character to the complicated man who created him. The two-part series draws from more than 40 hours of Wolf’s interviews with Paul Reubens, who spent much of his life guarding his privacy. The filmmaker also explains how those conversations revealed Reubens’ inner conflicts and why HBO pushed for more when it came to telling the late actor’s story.</p>