Ari Emanuel Defends Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Against Lawsuit
Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, has publicly defended the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, criticizing a states' antitrust lawsuit as 'trash' and arguing it threatens to destroy competition in Hollywood.
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Ari Emanuel Blasts States’ ‘Trash’ Lawsuit Aimed at Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Claims It Threatens to ‘Destroy’ Competition
Hollywood powerbroker Ari Emanuel rallied to the defense of his friend and business associate David Ellison, claiming that the state attorneys general trying to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal are threatening to “destroy” competition in the entertainment industry. Emanuel, who is CEO of TKO Group and former head of Endeavor, penned an op-ed published […]
By Todd Spangler
Read full article →Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-Warners Deal: “Let Hollywood Creatives Get Back to Trying to Rip Each Other’s Heads Off”
The WME executive chairman and CEO of TKO writes in an op-ed that the state AGs are misguided in their case against the mega deal.
By Alex Weprin
Read full article →Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-WBD Deal In WSJ Op-Ed, Blasts States’ Antitrust Lawsuit As “Trash”
Ari Emanuel is throwing his weight behind Paramount’s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, blasting the antitrust lawsuit against it as “trash” in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. From the headline arguing the merger “could save Hollywood” to its coda urging government regulators to let creatives “get back to trying to […]
By Dade Hayes
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