Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner is investor in Paramount's hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros
Source: The Independent
Monday 08 December 2025 13:03 EST
The private equity firm that’s headed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is part of the group that’s joining Paramount’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, regulatory filings revealed on Monday.
Kushner’s involvement in Paramount’s attempt to convince WBD shareholders to reject Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal, which was already approved by Warner’s board of directors, comes as Paramount chairman David Ellison insists that his offer has a better chance of clearing regulatory hurdles with the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, just as Ellison – whom the president has called a “great person” and repeatedly praised since taking over Paramount in August – announced he was launching a hostile takeover of WBD, Trump publicly blasted Paramount for allowing 60 Minutes to air an interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene.
“My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air,” Trump raged on Truth Social. “THEY ARE NO BETTER THAN THE OLD OWNERSHIP, who just paid me millions of Dollars for FAKE REPORTING about your favorite President, ME!”
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