Topline
Paramount Pictures’ account on X was apparently hacked Tuesday, according to Variety, with its bio reading, “Proud arm of the fascist regime,” amid the company’s bidding war with Netflix for control of Warner Bros.
Key Facts
The account’s bio has since been changed back to, “The official X account for Paramount Pictures.”
The hack of the account, which has 3.4 million followers, follows a report from The Wall Street Journal that said Paramount CEO David Ellison offered assurances to the Trump administration that if his company bought Warner Bros., he would make “sweeping changes to CNN,” a news outlet Trump has targeted for years.
Trump has told close associates that he wants new ownership at CNN alongside changes to the news outlet’s programming, the Journal added.
Forbes has reached out to Paramount for comment.
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Crucial Quote
“None of them are particularly great friends of mine,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday, refusing to take a side between Netflix and Paramount, the latter of which has said it has financial backing from Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to buy Warner Bros. The president said Sunday he will be “involved” in the regulatory decisions behind approving the sale of Warner Bros. to another company.
