Shari Redstone, chair of Paramount Global, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, a spokesperson for Redstone confirmed Thursday. "Shari Redstone was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this spring,

Shari Redstone, chair of CBS parent Paramount Global, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this spring and is undergoing treatment.

Ms. Redstone, who is trying to close the sale of her family’s Paramount media empire to Skydance, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer this spring.