Overview
- Fonda wore a “Block the Merger” pin at the Vanity Fair Oscars party and told Variety she opposes Paramount Skydance buying Warner Bros. Discovery.
- She warned of job losses, higher prices and political influence over media, citing particular concern about CNN’s future ownership.
- Referencing her marriage to CNN founder Ted Turner, Fonda said she has a personal stake and noted recent comments from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praising a CNN takeover by David Ellison.
- Paramount Skydance has a roughly $110–111 billion agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after topping Netflix’s bid, with terms reported to include $31 per share in cash and major equity backing from Larry Ellison.
- The protest landed the same night Warner Bros. won 11 Academy Awards, as the deal moves toward shareholder votes and antitrust scrutiny in the U.S. and abroad.