Ari Emanuel on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mixing Business with Politics

Emanuel defends monetizable relationships with Musk, Trump, and MBS as pragmatic "gray areas," while backing media consolidation and pivoting into live events.

• Paramount-Skydance defense: Emanuel calls the merger "great" for Hollywood, arguing streaming needs four scaled players (Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and the new Paramount) with David Ellison committing $30 billion to movies/TV.
• Musk relationship unshaken: Emanuel calls Musk "one of the greatest innovators of our time," says he hasn't seen facts on DOGE damage or the ~700,000 estimated deaths from global health program cuts.

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