Michael Sozan

This is hugely important and cannot get lost. As Liz Cheney said, Jim Jordan was the congressman most involved with Trump’s plans to steal the election. Not only is he unfit to be Speaker, he should be expelled from the House, as I wrote in an @amprog report last April.

@latimes Many of these stars are courageously standing up, even though it may risk their careers. They are taking a stand for consumers, creative expression, and democracy.

Hollywood stars line up against Paramount's Warner Bros. acquisition latimes.com/entertainment-…

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@Vegalteno @Lin_Manuel Thank you for your leadership and courage to speak out

My son @Lin_Manuel and I have joined filmmakers, creators, and industry professionals in signing a letter opposing the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. This deal would reduce the number of major U.S. film studios to just four. That means fewer stories told, fewer jobs, higher costs for audiences, and less room for independent and diverse voices. Read the full letter & sign your name: blockthemerger.com/openletter

This is an important moment. Whenever a small number of powerful entities determine what gets made — and on what terms — in any field, it leaves creators and independent businesses with fewer viable paths to sustain their work. This will negatively affect the livelihood of so many people in our industry. And on a creative level it limits the breadth of expression of different viewpoints if only a few determine what we all get to watch and experience in theaters and on tv and the media.

This merger would put CNN and CBS News under the control of Donald Trump’s allies. A single corporation with so much control over key parts of the media -- that is also answerable to the Trump administration -- is a danger to our democracy. Vladimir Putin would be proud. (2/2)

The proposed mega-merger between Paramount-Skydance and Warner Bros. can and must be stopped. Not only would this merger result in higher costs, job losses, and fewer entertainment choices for Americans, it would gravely threaten the freedom of the press. (1/2)

Damon Lindelof (Lanterns, Lost, Watchmen) says he signed a letter opposing the Warner Bros./Paramount merger, warning the deal could hit Hollywood’s working crews hardest. “Hollywood… is a blue-collar town… and they’re all about to get fucked.”

J.J. Abrams, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve and Over 1,000 More Sign Open Letter Against Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger thewrap.com/media-platform…

More than a thousand writers, actors, directors, and workers across the creative economy are opposing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, led by @MarkRuffalo with support by @DamonLindeIof and many others. This is a courageous stand against a catastrophic merger.

1,000+ Hollywood Stars Unite to Oppose Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery Merger indiewire.com/news/breaking-…

The most powerful Hollywood creators just released a fiery petition to kill the Warner Bros. and Paramount merger. cbr.com/joaquin-phoeni…

The letter was signed by actors and directors including Bryan Cranston, Joaquin Phoenix, Tiffany Haddish, Lily Gladstone and Yorgos Lanthimos.

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Today, I received a notification of another death in ICE custody. That’s 47 deaths during Trump’s second term. We must stand up and demand real accountability — ICE has a duty to provide care to those in their custody.

This anti-merger letter packs a punch. And it's cosigned by multiple people who have deals with Paramount or Warner Bros. They are courageously speaking out, even in the midst of possible harm to their careers. This should give others courage too -- across society.

Over 1,000 Hollywood boldface names including Ben Stiller, Don Cheadle, Jason Bateman, J.J. Abrams, Denis Villeneuve and Yorgos Lanthimos have released an open letter, expressing “unequivocal opposition” to Paramount‘s mega-deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin…

Me in 2028 when Donald Trump is finally gone and JD Vance gets crushed in the election.

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