Elizabeth Warren Calls Out CBS Owner On His Own Network: 'One Man Named David Ellison' [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Nov 22, 2025, 01:20 PM EST | Updated 6 hours ago


Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday stopped by “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS and had no problem calling out Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, whose company recently acquired the very network she was appearing on.

The name drop came after Colbert thanked Warren for the “honor” of dressing her dog as him for Halloween this year. The senator noted that “there’s a reason” she and her golden retriever Bailey had picked that particular costume.

“Bailey and I talked about this, and we don’t think one corporation, or one man named David Ellison, should be able to buy up all the shows and buy up all the sports and buy up all the news, and decide who watches what and who pays what,” Warren said. “I’m gonna stay in that fight.”

Ellison’s company, Skydance Media, purchased Paramount Global in August in an $8.4 billion merger following the cancellation of Colbert’s show. The Federal Communications Commission approved the deal, and President Donald Trump publicly celebrated the coming end to “The Late Show.” Warren condemned the merger. Ellison has since been preparing a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, which would include all of its cable networks and the world-renowned movie studio.

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