Jane Fonda slams Paramount-WBD merger, warns CNN will 'have to cave' to Trump

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Special Report executive editor Bret Baier has the latest on Netflix dropping its bid to buy Warner Bros. Actress Jane Fonda protested a merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN's parent company, during an Oscars after-party Sunday night. Variety spoke to Fonda about her "Block the Merger" pin, which she wore to the major Hollywood event to call out Paramount's bid for the company. She emphasized that the merger could give the Trump administration some influence over CNN as WBD tries to move forward with the deal. "The mergers are going to be bad for workers," Fonda said. "A lot of people are going to lose their jobs. We’re going to have higher prices. We’re going to have political control of what we do. That’s why [Secretary of War Pete] Hegseth said, ‘CNN can’t come soon enough’ to be under the control of Paramount. W