{
  "id": 14693750,
  "title": "Alex Gibney says David Ellison promised HBO will air his controversial Elon Musk documentary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/alex-gibney-says-david-ellison-promised-hbo-will-air-his",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T12:01:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/david-ellison-air-musk-doc-hbo-alex-gibney-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alex Gibney revealed to Business Insider that David Ellison of Paramount assured HBO would air his upcoming Elon Musk documentary. The film, nearly four hours long, explores the life and career of the world's richest man. Gibney told Business Insider over a video call that he was \"concerned\" about the documentary's future release on HBO after the recent acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Ellison's company, Paramount. However, Gibney clarified that he has been informed by multiple sources that HBO will indeed air the documentary during its January theatrical run.",
  "summary": "Alex Gibney says David Ellison has promised his controversial Elon Musk documentary, \"Musk,\" will air on HBO amid the WBD-Paramount merger.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}