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Ruffalo Zooms into Warner Merger Hearing
15 Apr
Summary
- Mark Ruffalo will testify remotely on Wednesday.
- Paramount CEO David Ellison cannot attend due to a funeral.
- Over 2,000 industry professionals oppose the merger.
Actor Mark Ruffalo is scheduled to speak remotely via Zoom at Senator Cory Booker's spotlight hearing this Wednesday. The hearing will address the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Booker had also invited Paramount CEO David Ellison, but Ellison is unable to attend due to a death in his family and an obligation to attend a funeral.
This spotlight hearing, organized by individual senators, aims to focus attention on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Several other individuals are expected to testify, including a documentary film winner, a representative from the Writers Guild of America East, and legal experts. An open letter opposing the merger, organized by Jane Fonda's Committee for the First Amendment and supported by groups like the Democracy Defenders Fund, has garnered over 2,000 signatures from industry professionals, including recent additions like Edward Norton and Florence Pugh.
