The states claim this deal will give one company too much influence over theatrical releases and cable operators, while the W.G.A. Those are not the numbers of a company that can dictate what audiences watch or what writers get paid. Trust can’t be argued back, but it can be earned back — story by story, day by day. David Ellison is the chief executive of Paramount Skydance. The post David Ellison: The Critics Are Wrong About My Politics appeared first on New York Times.