David Ellison blackmailed California into settling and called it a closing
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He held California hostage, then cut the ribbon.
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- Published
- Pen name
- Hector Rentier
- Primary entities
- David Ellison, Skydance, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Rob Bonta, California, Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, David Zaslav, Netflix, Makan Delrahim, Fabian Nunez, Barbara Boxer, Antonio Villaraigosa, Jon Leibowitz, Ynon Kreiz, Laurene Powell Jobs, Bobby Kotick, Tennessee
- Themes
- Mergers and acquisitions, Media industry consolidation, Antitrust regulation, State government litigation, Political lobbying
- Floor values engaged
- Truthfulness, Accountability of power, Equality & fairness