{"id":3694,"date":"2026-07-15T19:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3694"},"modified":"2026-07-15T19:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:07:58","slug":"david-and-larry-ellison-sued-by-paramount-investors-over-alleged-trump-side-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3694","title":{"rendered":"David and Larry Ellison Sued by Paramount Investors Over Alleged Trump Side Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<svg><\/svg> <span>Logo text<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tA fourth lawsuit has been filed looking to block Paramount\u2018s bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, this time by shareholders who accuse David Ellison and his father, Oracle scion Larry Ellison, of striking an illegal deal with President Trump for approval of the merger.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3692\">Anthony Ippolito Goes the Distance as Sylvester Stallone in \u2018I Play Rocky\u2019 Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tIn a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court, the investors claim that the Ellisons promised to make sweeping changes at CNN to greenlight the merger. They also point to an alleged promise for up to $20 million in free advertising and a $16 million payment to Trump through a prior settlement by the studio\u2019s previous ownership to resolve an allegedly frivolous lawsuit he had filed against CBS.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe Ellisons\u2019 actions not only harm the reputations of the news outlets they currently own, which are hemorrhaging viewers, but they are latent liabilities waiting to be triggered by a future administration,\u201d states the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3690\">New York Sees Film and TV Spend Surge, California Halts Exodus For Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe lawsuit brings claims for breaches of fiduciary duty for creating \u201cenormous financial and legal risk\u201d for Paramount. It names the Ellisons and other members of Paramount\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe legal action follows a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, the Writers Guild of America and Paramount+ subscribers suing the studio for a court order to stop the merger.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3688\">England vs. Argentina Livestream: Where to Watch World Cup Semifinal Match Online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tParamount didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\n<em>More to come.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fourth lawsuit has been filed looking to block Paramount&#039;s bid to acquire Warner Bros. 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