News Summary

• George Clooney is skeptical of the pending merger between Paramount and Warner Bros.
• “I don’t see how it financially ends up making sense for the people who are trying to do it,” he said.
• Clooney supported his fellow actor Mark Ruffalo’s right to criticize Paramount, after his comments were accused of having antisemitic leanings.
• The two-time Oscar winner did not outright decry the Ellisons’ ongoing effort to bring together two studios.