Larry Ellison’s Private Trump Talk About Warner Bros. Deal Alleged In Jeff Shell Legal Saga
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Meanwhile, the Paramount head's adversary R.J. Cipriani tells THR he's meeting with the studio's internal investigator to prove the authenticity of disputed UFC deal texts.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text A self-deputized crisis communications adviser for Paramount Skydance president Jeff Shell is claiming to have intimate knowledge of talks between Larry Ellison and President Donald Trump on the bidding war for Warner Bros. The adviser, R.J. Cipriani, alleges he was told by Shell that Trump personally assured Ellison that the government would intervene in Netflix’s proposed deal to acquire the studio, with the aim of ensuring that Paramount prevails. “Larry, it looks like Netflix is gonna get Warner Bros., but if you really really want it, Larry, I’ll make sure you get it,” Trump said, according to an amended complaint filed on Tuesday. Related Stories Business Jeff Shell Sues Whistleblower Who Sparked Paramount Investigation Business Jeff Shell Sued by Whistleblower Who Sparked Paramount Investigation Over TV Deal Paramount finds it unlikely that Shell would be aware of discussions between Trump and Larry Ellison, says a source familiar with the situation, who notes that the exec didn’t participate in negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery. The disclosure laid the groundwork for Cipriani to name Larry and David Ellison, Paramount, RedBird Capital and the Paramount board to his lawsuit against Shell for allegedly failing to properly oversee the exec. The lawsuit accuses Shell of reneging on a deal involving a TV show but tells a much broader story of the government influencing Paramount’s business dealings. Recent Paramount moves mentioned in the complaint: An agreement to distribute disgraced director Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour 4 ; tapping Max Landis, the screenwriter canceled in the late 2010s during the height of the #MeToo movement, to work on a treatment for a feature adaptation of G.I. Joe (the project is no longer moving fo...
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