Paramount CEO David Ellison Can’t Attend Senate Hearing on Warner Bros. Merger Because of Death in the Family, Company Says

Paramount CEO to skip Senate hearing on WBD merger for personal reason

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison intends to skip a planned Senate hearing on the entertainment company’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to attend a family member’s funeral instead. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), ranking member of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, asked the executive to attend the Wednesday afternoon hearing as a witness and testify on the impact of the Paramount-WBD deal on …

Paramount CEO David Ellison Can’t Attend Senate Hearing on Warner Bros. Merger Because of Death in the Family, Company Says

Sen. Cory Booker, Democrat of New Jersey, is holding a "spotlight hearing" in Washington about Paramount Skydance's proposed $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. David Ellison, Paramount's chairman and CEO, will not be able to attend the hearing because of a death in the family, according to the company.

David Ellison Invited to Testify at Hearing Over Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

So far, the Paramount CEO has declined invitations to testify as he looks to complete the $111 billion megadeal. Lawmakers are turning up the pressure.

Cory Booker To Hold Hearing On Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Sen Corey Booker has invited Paramount CEO David Ellison to testify about his company's merger with Warner Bros.

Booker Presses Paramount's Ellison to Appear at Unofficial Senate Hearing on WBD Deal

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US Senator Cory Booker is holding a hearing Wednesday on the Paramount-WBD merger; so far, Paramount's David Ellison has not accepted an invitation to appear

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