David Zaslav

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wore bizarrely large white sunglasses for the occasion.

MONEY CAN’T BUY YOU STYLE

All the Heinous Outfits From Billionaires’ Summer Camp

They might know how to strike killer deals, but they definitely don’t know how to accessorize.

Kenneal Patterson

Trump’s orbit reportedly suggested launching a Discovery Channel hunting or fishing show starring Donald Trump Jr. (pictured) to Warner Bros. Discovery as a means to curry favor with the president.

THAT’S SHOW BIZ

White House Told Max Boss to Give Don Jr. a Show

Someone in the “Trump orbit” told the company that the first son would like to host a hunting show on Discovery.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

A photo illustration of Wile E. Coyote being blown up by a Warner Bros.-headed roadrunner

‘THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!’

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ May Never Escape Corporate Purgatory

A lawyer, a congressman, and an EP on “Coyote vs. Acme,” the Looney Tunes film now caught in limbo, unpack its corporate purgatory—and its bleak implications for the industry.

Laura Bradley

TOO BIG TO FAIL

David Zaslav and the Tinseltown Tycoons Who Just Get Richer

CEO David Zaslav got a stunning 27 percent raise last year as Warner Bros. floundered. But he’s not the only Hollywood honcho to be showered in cash as the industry takes a bath.

Justin Rohrlich

David Zaslav speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023

THAT’S AWKWARD

Zaslav Praises New CNN Boss in Front of Guy He Fired

Licht sat in the audience as Zaz heaped flattery upon his new CNN chief and deftly navigated discussing the previous one he’d pink-slipped.

Corbin Bolies

Don Lemon attends the 2023 TIME100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

SORRY BUDDY!

Zaz Pinned Lemon’s Firing on Licht After Urging His Ouster

The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and the CNN anchor were friends—until the former wanted Lemon off the air. A NY Times profile reveals how things went sour.