Elizabeth Warren Calls Skydance And Paramount Responses “Dodgy,” Wants Investigation Of Whether There Was A Trump “Side Deal”

Skydance Tells Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders They Didn’t Bribe Trump and Didn’t Fire Colbert: Studio Stays Silent on Alleged ‘Side Deal’ With President

Liberal Democrats in the Senate are trying to push back at what they believe is improper conduct by Skydance and Paramount to get the deal though.

Elizabeth Warren Calls Skydance And Paramount Responses “Dodgy,” Wants Investigation Of Whether There Was A Trump “Side Deal”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said that the responses from Skydance and Paramount Global to her and other senators’ queries were “dodgy,” as she called for an independent investigation as to whether there was a “side deal” with Donald Trump. On Thursday, in a letter to Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), […]

Skydance Tells Senators It Wasn’t Involved in Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation, ‘Fully Complied’ With Anti-Bribery Laws in Paramount Deal

Skydance Media has responded to an inquiry from three left-wing U.S. senators who expressed concerns about “bribery” with respect to the Trump administration’s approval of its deal to acquire Paramount Global — and had questioned whether Skydance had any part in the cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” In a July 21 letter […]

Skydance Tells Dem Senators Paramount Deal Didn't Break Anti-Bribery Laws and It Was 'Not Involved' in Colbert Cancellation

In a letter to Senate Democrats, the general counsel for Skydance says it has “fully complied” with all laws, including anti-bribery laws, while completing its merger with Paramount, TheWrap has learned. Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon also noted that the studio was not involved in the decision to cancel “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” The letter was sent in response to one written by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Ron Wy…

CBS owner responds to rumors of "secret" deal with Trump to cancel Colbert

Skydance Media denied that it ordered the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show after senators asked whether it had made a "secret" deal with President Trump.

Skydance Says It Followed Anti-Bribery Laws Closing the $8 Billion Paramount Merger

Skydance Media, the new owner of Paramount Global, says it “fully complied” with all anti-bribery laws closing the $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global, the corporate parent to Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ streaming, Pluto TV, CBS, MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, among other assets. That was the reported response to three Democratic U.S. Senators looking to … Continue reading "Skydance Says It Followed Anti-Bribery Laws Closing the …