Jane Fonda Says Ted Turner Would 'Be so Unhappy' About CNN's Post-Merger Future

Jane Fonda says Ted Turner would 'be so unhappy' about CNN's post-merger future

Looking out across sprawling Los Angeles, Jane Fonda seems struck by the realization that the industry town is home. After growing up in the film mecca, Fonda, 88, decamped to places as wide-ranging as Atlanta and Paris, France, only to return to Century City near the historic Fox Studio Lot, where her legendary father, Henry Fonda, once worked under contract. The two-time Oscar winner still chuckles wryly at the idea of living in the movie-town…

Paramount Addresses Claim Larry Ellison Promised Trump a CNN Overhaul to Secure Warner Bros. Discovery Deal

Six months after reports claimed the Ellisons promised President Donald Trump a CNN overhaul if Paramount Skydance won the Warner Bros. Discovery deal, the media conglomerate has formally denied the allegation. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that, as the WBD bidding war dragged on last winter, David Ellison’s billionaire father reached out to Trump and teased an overhaul of CNN under Paramount Skydance. Per the outlet’s sources, ne…

Paramount Denies It Would Scuttle CNN to Appease Trump as Merger Nears EU Approval

Paramount is denying reports that CEO David Ellison and his father Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison promised the Trump administration they would overhaul CNN as part of their $111 billion equity acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns the venerable news organization often derided by the president as “fake news.” Media reports have suggested that the … Continue reading "Paramount Denies It Would Scuttle CNN to Appease Trump as Merger Nea…