"The mergers are gonna be bad for workers. A lot of people are gonna lose their jobs. We're gonna have higher prices. We're gonna have political control over what we do."
"I slept with the guy who created it. I have a personal stake in it."
"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said 'the sooner David Ellison' gets control of the WB-owned CNN, 'the better.'"
Jane Fonda attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party wearing a sequin dress and a pin reading 'Block the Merger' to protest the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. by David Ellison's Paramount. She expressed concerns that the merger would result in job losses, higher prices, and political control over media content. Fonda opposed this deal particularly because the Ellisons have close ties to President Trump, and she cited Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's comments about wanting Ellison to control CNN as evidence of political motivations. Fonda has a personal connection to CNN, having been married to its creator Ted Turner for ten years. She stated she would also oppose a Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros., despite Netflix being run by her friend Ted Sarandos.
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