“It’s not that we got all political,” said Trey Parker, one of the show’s creators. “It’s that politics became pop culture.”
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Paramount to Lay Off 2,000 Employees
The job cuts are the result of a merger with Skydance, the Hollywood studio founded by David Ellison.
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Hollywood Weeps as Warner Bros. Hangs a Sale Sign
Losing the stand-alone studio, suddenly a real possibility, would be “heartbreaking,” one producer said.
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Three Offers in One Month: Paramount’s Secret Pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery
A letter from Paramount’s chief executive, David Ellison, to Warner Bros.’ board of directors reveals weeks of talks between the two companies.
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Hollywood’s Latest Cliffhanger: The Fate of Warner Bros. Discovery
Potential bidders are circling the media company as it weighs its deal options. But financial and regulatory questions hang over everything.
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How Bari Weiss of The Free Press Won the Top Job at CBS News
At The Free Press, she battled “wokeness” and buddied up with billionaires. Now she’s the editor in chief of CBS News.
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Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s Free Press, Starting a New Era at CBS News
Bari Weiss, a co-founder of The Free Press, will become editor in chief of CBS News.
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Paramount Nears a Deal to Buy Bari Weiss’s Free Press
Ms. Weiss, a co-founder of the site, would become editor in chief of CBS News, people briefed on the talks said.
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David Ellison’s Spending at Paramount Has Changed Hollywood’s Mood
David Ellison has gotten off to a fast start as the owner of Paramount, at least when it comes to buying things.
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Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Any deal would further reshape the media industry, putting CBS News, CNN, and two major movie studios under the same corporate umbrella.
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CBS News Weighs Major Role for Bari Weiss as Part of Deal to Buy The Free Press
The talks with Ms. Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, are the strongest sign yet that the new owner of CBS News intends to make major changes.
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CBS Taps Conservative Policy Veteran for New Ombudsman Role
Kenneth R. Weinstein, who will review complaints about CBS News, was head of the right-leaning Hudson Institute, a think tank, and has no experience overseeing news coverage.