Will Smith/Jada Pinkett Smith's Westbrook Studios In Sale Talks With Kevin Mayer, Tom Staggs Blackstone-Backed Media Venture - NewsBreak

Westbrook Studios, the Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith company behind Telluride favorite King Richard and series Red Table Talk and Cobra Kai, has held exploratory talks with a number of potential buyers including the new venture led by Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs and backed by the Blackstone Group. Blackstone and Westbrook both declined to comment. But sources confirmed the talks amidst a major grab for content this year so far that's seen Amazon agreeing to buy MGM and Discovery to merge with WarnerMedia. The still unnamed Mayer/Staggs media company in early August became a majority investor in Reese Witherspoon's media...