
Meet the High-Stakes Gambler Waging Total War on David Ellison’s Paramount
In his first sit-down interview, provocateur R.J. Cipriani lays out his $150 million case against studio president Jeff Shell, the Ellisons and a Hollywood establishment he claims is running scared: "I'm a master of cognitive warfare."
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David Ellison Pretends He Won’t Fire Half Of Reeling Hollywood If Pointless Warner Bros Merger Is Approved
We’ve repeatedly noted how the Ellison family’s acquisition of Warner Brothers (after their recent acquisitions of CBS and a part of TikTok) would be very bad for a long list of reasons…
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David Ellison On Savings, Growth, The Tech Stack & AI As Paramount Closes In On WBD
David Ellison said savings from the Skydance-Paramount merger will significantly exceed the $3 billion initially projected with more to come from WBD.
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Box Office: ‘Hail Mary’ Rockets to $164M in U.S., $300M Globally to Become Year’s Top Hollywood Pic
Thanks to an epic hold in its second weekend, the Ryan Gosling-led movie already ranks as Amazon MGM Studios' biggest post-merger release after passing up 'Creed III.'
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CBS News Under Bari Weiss Sees Worst Ratings In Quarter Century
When right wing billionaire Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby kid David) hired trolling blogger Bari Weiss to run CBS News, Weiss arrived with the promise of “balanced, fact-based news,” …
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Tiger Woods Mugshot Released As DUI Charged Golf Icon Out Of Jail; Trump Oddly Circumspect About “Good Friend”
In his 2nd official arrest by police in the past decade, a red-eyed Woods' mugshot was released not long before he exited a Florida jail tonight
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Peter Bart: Hollywood Studios Assess Their New Leaders As High On Polish, Skimpy On Candor
As new leaders assume power in Hollywood, the town is trying to deal with their operating styles, Peter Bart writes.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Shareholder Vote On Sale To Paramount
Warner Bros. Discovery set April 23 at 10 am ET for a special shareholder meeting to vote on the media giant’s sale to David Ellison’s Paramount.
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Los Angeles County Supervisors Order Analysis Of Impact Of Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
The supervisors will examine the merger's impact on jobs in the region.
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