"Yeah, the merger's gonna be bad for the 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. That's why [Pete] Hegseth said that the Secretary of Defense 'Oh,' he said, 'CNN can't come soon enough under the control of Paramount.' Because we know Trump wants to hurt [CNN]."
"I slept with the guy who created it! I have a personal stake in it! During a Pentagon press conference last week, Hegseth slammed what he called more fake news from CNN, adding, 'The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better!'"
"The mood at CNN is said to be shaken and depressing, according to reports. No one wants to work for the Ellisons, one CNN staffer told NBC News. And if Bari is going to be running CNN, expect people to leave."
Jane Fonda, 88, wore a 'Block the Merger' pin to the Vanity Fair Oscars party to oppose David Ellison's Paramount acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns CNN. Fonda, former wife of CNN founder Ted Turner, expressed personal concerns about the merger's impact on workers, consumer prices, and editorial independence. She referenced Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth's support for the acquisition and Trump's apparent desire to control CNN. Ellison, owner of Paramount Skydance, previously completed a merger and appointed Bari Weiss to lead CBS News, resulting in staff departures. The proposed $111 billion deal would significantly impact CNN's news direction, with current staff expressing concerns about working conditions under Ellison's ownership.
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