Banner-Plane Protest Targets Ellison Over Paramount-WBD Merger

A plane towed a banner over Paramount Pictures’ lot reading “Ellison Is Trump's B!tch!” as protesters from Neighbors for Strong Communities and the Block the Merger coalition pressed California AGs to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Paramount employees photographed the stunt while the multi-state antitrust suit — led by California and 11 other states — heads toward a March 2027 trial. Ellison’s ties to Trump are noted amid assurances that CNN would remain editorially independent if the deal closes, while Paramount says no commitments have been made.