Ellison-Trump Private Talk Surfaces in Warner Bros. Bid Saga

An amended complaint alleges Donald Trump privately told Larry Ellison that the government would intervene to help Paramount beat Netflix for Warner Bros., a claim tied to Paramount executive Jeff Shell’s dispute; Paramount calls the allegations meritless, while Shell has filed a cross-claim against R.J. Cipriani and Cipriani is cooperating with an SEC inquiry and Paramount’s internal investigation led by Nick Hanna, as questions about the texts’ authenticity persist.