The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences. By Benjamin Mullin More than 1,000 writers, actors and directors released ...

As of April 15, more than 3,000 entertainment and news professionals had signed the letter. “We are deeply concerned by indications of support for this merger that prioritize the interests of a small ...

Bryan Cranston, J.J. Abrams, Glenn Close, Lin-Manuel Miranda and hundreds of other actors, writers, directors and producers released the letter through a consortium of groups Monday. By Alex Weprin ...

Paramount issued a lengthy statement in response to the letter later Monday: We hear and understand the concerns that some in our creative community have raised and respect the commitment to ...

The studio took notice of the stars' sentiments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This transaction would further consolidate an ...

Bryan Cranston, Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix and more than 1,000 other Hollywood professionals released an open letter Monday vehemently opposing Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery ...

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Update 4/14/2026, 12 p.m.: Prominent Hollywood entertainers including Pedro Pascal, Florence Pugh and Edward Norton signed Monday’s open letter denouncing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger ...

An array of Hollywood A-listers, including Kristen Stewart, Ben Stiller, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jane Fonda, have signed an open letter stating their "unequivocal opposition" to ...

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