Paramount CEO David Ellison on Tuesday said he believes the opposition to his company's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is driven by concerns about the future of CNN under his leadership, citing "speculation about my politics, my loyalties, my intentions." The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner's CNN," Ellison said. In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, Ellison argued the lawsuits are tied to his potential control of CNN under the merger. "Great news organizations like CNN and CBS News are here to tell it straight down the middle.