Jeff Probst Says “Nothing Has Changed” on ‘Survivor’ After Paramount Rolled Back DEI Policies

Jeff Probst said “nothing has changed” on Survivor when it comes to the reality show’s approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, despite Paramount rolling back DEI policies when Donald Trump returned to the White House. The long-running host and showrunner recently told The New York Times that it was “one of the biggest positive changes…

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Simon Wiesenthal Center CEO Calls Out Mark Ruffalo’s Paramount Remarks: “Obsession and Demonization”

Jim Berk, CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, is defending Paramount after the studio called Mark Ruffalo’s anti-merger comments “antisemitic.” “Words matter, and so does the willingness to draw a line when legitimate debate gives way to antisemitic tropes,” Berk wrote. “We commend Paramount for speaking clearly and refusing to allow prejudice to masquerade as political…

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Mark Ruffalo Rejects Paramount’s Claim His Anti-Merger Comments Were “Antisemitic”: “My Views Should Never Be Interpreted as Hostility Toward Jewish People”

Mark Ruffalo is rejecting Paramount‘s claim that his recent comments highlighting the role Larry Ellison’s Oracle played in the Israel-Gaza war were “antisemitic.” “The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest,” Ruffalo wrote on X Saturday morning. “Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract or the executives…

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U.K. Competition Watchdog Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Mega-Deal

U.K. Competition Watchdog Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Mega-Deal

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved David Ellison-led Paramount Skydance’s planned $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The merger watchdog, considering the merger on theatrical film distribution grounds, concluded although “the parties compete closely, they do not appear closer to each other than to Universal, Disney, or Sony. While the merged entity…

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What David Ellison Is Really Up to

What David Ellison Is Really Up to

At first it just seemed like a happy coincidence — a Hollywood agency mogul supporting a Hollywood corporate merger. Ari Emanuel published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal last Tuesday saying David Ellison buying Warner Bros. was a good idea and that those 12 Democratic AG’s who have sued to stop the deal were on the wrong warpath.  “The attorneys…

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