David Ellison Thrust Into Trump’s War on the Media

“David Ellison’s $8 billion takeover of Paramount, approved last week by Donald Trump’s media regulator, capped a year-long pursuit and vaulted the movie producer into the top tier of Hollywood power,” the Financial Times reports.

“But what should have been a triumphant corporate coup has instead pulled the son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison into a political storm, as the U.S. president seeks to assert control over the country’s media.”