A CNN booker privately said that the network was concerned about booking a guest critical of Paramount’s acquisition of the news network’s parent company, a remark CNN dismissed as a mistake.
On Monday, over a thousand Hollywood players — including actors Ben Stiller, Joaquin Phoenix, David Fincher and Florence Pugh, among others — wrote a public letter opposing the merger of Paramount and CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal will damage an already beleaguered entertainment industry with additional consolidation and job cuts.
The move garnered widespread press coverage, including in CNN’s Reliable Sources newsletter and on the network’s show “The Lead with Jake Tapper.”
But other parts of the network were hesitant to air segments promoting the letter.
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