Paramount Lawyer Claims Antisemitism Motivates Some Warner Bros. Deal Opponents
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Todd Spangler
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Summary
Paramount Skydance's chief legal counsel Makan Delrahim has accused some opponents of the proposed $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery of holding antisemitic views. Over 5,500 Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter opposing the deal, and House Democrats have urged California's Attorney General to scrutinize it closely. Delrahim made the allegations in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, framing industry backlash as potentially motivated by prejudice.
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· 3 pulledThe chief legal counsel of Paramount Skydance, Makan Delrahim, has alleged that some opponents of the David Ellison-led company's pending $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery are motivated by 'antisemitic views.'
To date, more than 5,500 filmmakers, actors and other Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter opposing the deal.
House Democrats have urged California Attorney General Rob Bonta to 'closely scrutinize' the deal.
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