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.
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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.
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