The official X account for Paramount Pictures, owned by Trump’s billionaire pal David Ellison, was seemingly hacked on Tuesday.
The account’s bio was changed to read “Proud arm of the fascist regime,” Variety reported. After a short time, the description was changed back to “The official X account for Paramount Pictures.”
The hack follows Monday’s news of a hostile takeover effort for Warner Bros. Discovery helmed by Ellison’s Paramount Skydance.
Paramount did not immediately respond to request for comment.
Paramount Skydance launched a $108 billion bid on Monday for full ownership of the media conglomerate, including its subsidiaries such as CNN and HBO, after losing a bidding war to Netflix.
David Ellison, 42, took over Paramount after an $8 billion merger with his company, Skydanc

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