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  "path": "/2026/04/14/1000-hollywood-insiders-write-letter-opposing-paramount-warner-bros-merger/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T12:31:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
  "tags": [
    "1",
    "paramount",
    "warner bros.",
    "consolidation",
    "creatives",
    "david ellison",
    "high prices",
    "hollywood",
    "larry ellison",
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  "textContent": "More than 1,000 top Hollywood professionals ranging from Glenn Close to Denis Villeneuve have signed off on a new letter opposing the merger between Larry Ellison’s Paramount/CBS and Warner Brothers, warning that the massive $111 billion deal will result in unprecedented layoffs at a time when Hollywood, and American consumers, are already reeling from layoffs […]",
  "title": "1,000+ Hollywood Insiders Write Letter Opposing Paramount/Warner Bros Merger"
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