UPDATED: Fat Rich White Woman About To Get Richer And Probably Fatter - 
by madeyoulaugh
In a stunning display of airbrushing at its finest, Gail Berman's only moderately puffy mug graced the cover of THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER online today in what is bound to be the talk of the town...until I let out details of a certain threesome with a married man in a jacuzzi at Sundance....
In a stunner of an executive shuffle that impacts a major network and a top movie studio, sources said Fox entertainment president Gail Berman is headed to Paramount Pictures to take on the top creative post under newly appointed chairman Brad Grey.
UPDATE AFTER THE JUMP
Sources said Berman informed News Corp. president and chief operating officer Peter Chernin of her decision to leave the network for Paramount late Monday night. Berman had been in negotiations with Fox to renew her contract with the network, which is set to expire later this year.
Berman has been Fox Broadcasting Co. entertainment president since 2000. During her tenure, the network has developed such signature series as the Emmy-winning "24" and "Arrested Development." She joined the network after developing its hit family comedy "Malcolm in the Middle" during her two-year tenure as the founding president of Regency Television, a joint venture of News Corp. and New Regency Enterprises. Before that, Berman was president of Sandollar Television, where she helped Joss Whedon develop "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" into a TV series for the WB Network.
UPDATE
SALARY IS REPORTED TO BE $6,000,000/year
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A major coup for Paramount. Just months ago, some were writing Gail's epitaph because of the reality bust at Fox--Who's Your Daddy, et al--but it's obvious she's a brilliant programmer.
Who woulda thought years ago that Brad Grey would be a movie mogul? :p
Posted by: Rod | March 22, 2005 12:30 PM(#1 of 3)
I love that TVgasm is one of the first sites to post about Gail Berman, and then quickly removes it from the top story to post about the bachelore guy. True TVgasm style!
Posted by: scooter | March 22, 2005 1:13 PM(#2 of 3)
$6,000,000?
Damn, thats a lot of orders of cheesy bread.
Posted by: Eddiebosox | March 23, 2005 1:34 PM(#3 of 3)