Set us as preferredParamount Chairman David Ellison believes the tug-of-war over his proposed $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros. “I believe a plainer worry sits beneath the briefs and the news releases,” Ellison wrote. AdvertisementEllison’s roughly 730-word essay does not mention Trump by name nor ties between the president and his father, tech billionaire Larry Ellison. Trump has endorsed the deal and bestowed praise on David Ellison, who contends the deal will make Hollywood stronger. “Great news organizations like CNN and CBS News are here to tell it straight down the middle,” Ellison said.