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Sen. Elizabeth Warren has called on Paramound and Skydance to respond to questions about the details of a $36 million settlement agreement with Trump.
Skydance, the entertainment company set to take over Paramount in an $8 billion merger, told federal officials this week that it will hire an ombudsman who will review “complaints of bias” at CBS News
Colbert followed “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart’s attack of the deal one week earlier. Stewart works for Comedy Central, also owned by Paramount, making the two comics the most visible internal critics of the $16 million settlement that was announced on July 1.
Skydance CEO David Ellison discussed his company's pending merger with Paramount with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr at a meeting this week
Paramount, Trump in ‘advanced’ discussions to settle $20 billion lawsuit. The parties asked a Texas judge on Monday to pause case deadlines until Thursday as negotiations over the suit play out.