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Paramount’s Top Lawyer Claims Some Opponents of Warner Bros. Merger Are Engaging in ‘Fear Mongering’ Because of ‘Their Own Antisemitic Views’

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Paramount’s Top Lawyer Claims Some Opponents of Warner Bros. Merger Are Engaging in ‘Fear Mongering’ Because of ‘Their Own Antisemitic Views’
Jun 2, 2026 10:01am PT Paramount’s Top Lawyer Claims Some Opponents of Warner Bros. Merger Are Engaging in ‘Fear Mongering’ Because of ‘Their Own Antisemitic Views’

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The chief legal counsel of Paramount Skydance, Makan Delrahim, has alleged that some opponents of the David Ellison-led company’s pending $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery are motivated by “antisemitic views.”

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Delrahim spoke about the backlash in the industry to the Paramount-WBD deal. To date, more than 5,500 filmmakers, actors and other Hollywood professionals have signed an open letter opposing the deal. House Democrats have urged California Attorney General Rob Bonta to “closely scrutinize” the deal.

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