{
  "id": 11311120,
  "title": "David Ellison’s “Coziness” With Donald Trump Is “Way Overstated”, Per Paramount Backer Gerry Cardinale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/david-ellisons-coziness-with-donald-trump-is-way-overstated-per",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:33:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/david-ellison-donald-trump-paramount-1237145013/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Gerry Cardinale, Paramount board member, investor and key architect of its pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, says the notion that CEO David Ellison is tight with Donald Trump has been “way overstated.” “Forget about where you are on the political spectrum,” Cardinale said at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in L.A. on Thursday. “You have […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}