Episode 85: Paramount Denies Ellison's CNN Deal with Trump
Paramount formally denied Tuesday that Larry Ellison promised President Trump a CNN overhaul in exchange for support during the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding process — a claim that has now surfaced across three separate reporting cycles since November. The denial lands as Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is simultaneously pledging editorial independence for CBS News, distancing the company from Bari Weiss as a potential combined-news-operation leader, and searching for a new business executive to run post-merger operations. For agents, showrunners, and executives trying to read who their…
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