The Latest Breaking News from David Ellison

Award-winning former Independent chief sports photographer David Ashdown dies aged 75

The Independent’s editor-in-chief Geordie Greig leads tributes to the award-winning photojournalist

The Independent UK · Jan 1

Bari Weiss makes pointed dig at new French citizen George Clooney after he slammed her CBS News takeover: ‘Bonjour!’

Hollywood star railed against Weiss for ‘dismantling’ CBS News since her arrival this fall while blasting news network for capitulating to Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025

George Clooney says CBS and ABC should have told Trump to ‘go f*** yourself’ rather than settle lawsuits

The Oscar-winner also torched Bari Weiss, saying that CBS News editor-in-chief was ‘dismantling’ the network

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

Larry Ellison Risks $40.4bn Fortune to Back Son's Warner Bros Takeover in Netflix Streaming War

Oracle founder Larry Ellison provides $40.4 billion personal guarantee for son David's Paramount bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery from Netflix.

International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025

‘60 Minutes’ segment controversially spiked by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss appears to leak online

The recently installed editor’s decision to pull a story on Venezuelans the U.S. deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador without due process has the staff ready to ‘revolt,’ sources told The Independent

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025

‘Morning Joe’ shreds Bari Weiss for spiking ‘60 Minutes’ segment: She’s ‘cosplaying’ as a journalist

‘This story is promoted on Friday. And then it is spiked on Saturday because the White House decides they’re not going to give a comment,’ Joe Scarborough pointed out.

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Larry Ellison guarantees $40.4 billion in Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount is sweetening its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Billionaire Larry Ellison comes to his son’s rescue, agreeing to personally guarantee over $40 billion to finance Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. is in the middle of a tug-of-war between Netflix and David Ellison’s company, Paramount Skydance.

Fortune · Dec 22, 2025

‘Holy f***ing dumpster fire’: Bari Weiss sparks ‘revolt’ at ‘60 Minutes’ by spiking CECOT segment

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s going to be fascinating to see how far Bari is willing to double down on the piece ‘not ready’ argument and or/attack Sharyn and [60 Minutes],’ one CBS News staffer told The Independent.

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

Paramount guarantees backing of Larry Ellison in Warner Bros. bid

The reliability of the financial backstop was among the chief concerns of the Warner Bros. board in rejecting the bid.

Axios · Dec 22, 2025