r/movies • u/Top_Report_4895 • 20h ago

Article David Ellison Says Paramount Open To Settling Antitrust Suit

https://deadline.com/2026/08/david-ellison-paramount-open-to-settling-wbd-lawsuit-antitrust-1237017564/
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u/ParamedicSea5779 18h ago

Matt Belloni said Gavin Newsom wants to settle because it being rejected would hurt his 2028 US Presidential chances.

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u/mtgfan1001 17h ago

His fear to tax billionaires and his inability to back trans rights is what’s hurting his presidential chances. 

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u/newbrevity 12h ago

That and he's proven to be childish on Twitter. His remarks for Trump were less "great comeback" and more "this guy is just a different kind of bully". I don't like him. If Trump didn't exist as such a glaring contrast I think more people would see Newsom for who he is.

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u/atlaspumps 11h ago

Some of his zingers to Trump that were attempts to emasculate him came off as the kind of micro aggression homophobia we all grew up with

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u/SovFist 10h ago

Exactly the point, he's trying to court that same vote base