Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) had sharp words for Paramount CEO David Ellison ahead of a hearing probing potential competition problems posed by the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Booker invited Ellison to testify, highlighting “significant concerns” that’ve been raised about the deal and the mogul’s refusal to testify at a prior hearing, according to a Monday letter viewed by The Hollywood Reporter.
“As the leader of the company seeking to execute one of the largest media mergers in American history, your continued unwillingness to engage with Congressional oversight is itself a matter of public concern,” wrote the top Democrat of the Senate antitrust subcommittee.
On Wednesday, Booker is hosting a hearing to examine anticompetitive impacts of the deal. It’ll discuss potential fallout from a merger between two of the five biggest studios in Hollywood and two major news networks. Expected witnesses include Academy Award winner David
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