Remember David Ellison’s warm relationship with President Donald Trump?
The Paramount Skydance CEO seems to wish you wouldn’t.
Ellison courted Trump as he sought approval from the Department of Justice for his Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Now, Ellison is facing a lawsuit from 12 Democratic states — and he’s looking to distance himself from partisan politics. The deal is on hold as it heads to trial.
“There has been speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions,” Ellison wrote in a New York Times opinion piece on Tuesday that defended the deal.
Ellison said his politics are “just like most Americans,” with “some views that would be…
