Topline
Paramount Pictures’ account on X was apparently hacked Tuesday, according to Variety, with its bio reading, “Proud arm of the fascist regime,” amid the company’s bidding war with Netflix for control of Warner Bros.
The account was seemingly hacked Tuesday afternoon.
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Key Facts
The account’s bio has since been changed back to, “The official X account for Paramount Pictures.”
The hack of the account, which has 3.4 million followers, follows a report from The Wall Street Journal that said Paramount CEO David Ellison offered assurances to the Trump administration that if his company bought Warner Bros., he would make “sweeping changes to CNN,” a news outlet Trump has targeted for years.
Trump has told close associates that he wants new ownership at CNN alongside changes to the news outlet’s programming, the Journal added.
Forbes has reached out to Paramount for comment.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.