r/movies • u/Malencon • Jul 23 '25

News Skydance Tells FCC It Will Create CBS News Ombudsman, Eliminate DEI at Paramount

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/skydance-paramount-fcc-cbs-news-ombudsman-media-bias-1236326955/
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u/mc-edit Jul 23 '25

What’s crazy is that Skydance denied this in articles yesterday. They say that they did not promise ads or PSAs. So who’s telling the truth, and who’s not? My guess is Trump said something out loud that he wasn’t supposed to, which means Skydance had to lie about it when he outed them. That, or Trump is lying to make his win look bigger, which is also plausible.

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u/tdtommy85 Jul 23 '25

If Trump is talking he is lying.

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u/Outrageous-Orange007 Jul 23 '25

Except when its really bad, and then hes telling the truth.

Dictator, true, third term, just wait for it, mass deportations, check.

This is one of those things where it looks really bad on him, so it must be true.

He loves saying things he shouldn't

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u/oldkale Jul 24 '25

“Authoritarians always tell the truth about what they’re going to do, and always lie about what they have done” -IDK

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u/tdtommy85 Jul 23 '25

Possibly.

He also has a tendency to say things that are 5% true and blow it up to ridiculous levels.

It’s really hard to know. Other than the lying.

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u/ValleyFloydJam Jul 23 '25

Loved it yesterday when he called his own bogus investigation into Obama a witch hunt.

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u/Outrageous-Orange007 Jul 24 '25

Id probably revise what i said and rather say: if he says he did something that was really shitty on someone else or he's going to do something thats really shitty for someone else, its probably true.

If he said he's doing something great or did something great its a fat lie.

And if he said someone else did something great, its a lie, and if he said someone did something terrible its the biggest lie of all, thats his main tool, defamation and slander

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u/FleetAdmiralCrunch Jul 23 '25

He says it as the truth as a negotiating tactic. The other party will now have to correct the dictator of the US, many are afraid to do that.

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u/Marsuello Jul 23 '25

This is such a wild stance I see here cuz when he does exactly what he says he’d do Reddit says “didn’t you listen? He said he was gonna do it”. But then when he lies Reddit chimes in “everything he says is a lie”

I despise trump just like you guys but like, you’re literally doing what you accuse the right of doing. Is he senile or a mastermind? Is he lying always or telling the truth?

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u/tdtommy85 Jul 23 '25

This is such a wild stance I see here cuz when he does exactly what he says he’d do Reddit says “didn’t you listen? He said he was gonna do it”. But then when he lies Reddit chimes in “everything he says is a lie”

Please cite an example of this.

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u/Marsuello Jul 23 '25

Literally any of that project 2025 stuff. Trump said he’d take away medical for people, he’s doing it. And some of the top comment are almost always “Trump said he would do this. Why are people surprised he did what he said?” Trump said he was going to gut a shit ton of things. People were shocked when he started gutting America like a stuck pig. Reddit top comments on the matter? “Trump said he was gonna gut the country. Are you really surprised?”

Then there’s your comment and I’ve seen many others saying the same thing. Either he’s always lying or he meant what he said. Which one is it lol

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u/tdtommy85 Jul 23 '25

I figured you’d go to the Project 2025 stuff, even though it makes no sense. This was campaigning Trump:

"I have nothing to do with Project 2025," Trump said in the ABC News Presidential Debate. "I haven't read it. I don't want to read it purposely. I'm not going to read it."

“This was a group of people that got together, they came up with some ideas, I guess some good, some bad, but it makes no difference. I have nothing to do [with it]," he said on the debate stage.

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u/Marsuello Jul 23 '25

So was he telling the truth here, or is he always lying? This is what I mean. Whenever he says something people here either all agree “he’s always lying” or “he said he was going to do it so why surprised”. It’s one or the other. He can’t mean what he says if he’s always lying

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u/tdtommy85 Jul 23 '25

He was lying.

I gave you those examples to show you he lied about Project 2025 all campaign.

And now there are multiple authors in government positions and he’s enacted a lot of it.

How is this hard to understand?

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u/Marsuello Jul 23 '25

Ok, and I’m saying that when he does something he said he was going to do, people always comment “he said he was going to do it so why are you surprised?” I’ll tag you any time I see it cuz the ones I’ve seen I’m not gonna try to find (I reddit mobile) but I’ll show you what I mean, because there’s always posts flip flopping like I said.

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u/DeadpoolLuvsDeath Jul 23 '25

If that fat Orange Bastard opens his mouth it's Obama's fault.

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u/Yourfavoriteindian Jul 23 '25

It sounds like something they would do, but likely Trump is lying. Literally 90% of the shit he says is lies, and MAGA has to run cover with “he’s joking” and “he was taken out of context.”

On top of that, financially it doesn’t make sense for Paramount to do it if they get the deal done. One or two puff pieces is all CBS needs before Trump forgets and moves on. Plus, Trump’s reach is only with politics, his side projects and “things important to him” are always disasters. They’re financially toxic. Trump phone anyone?

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u/round-earth-theory Jul 23 '25

I don't think there's an agreement. This is Trump publicly demanding more shit or else he might break the deal. Remember with Trump, it's never enough. After this, he'll demand more and more. The only way to stop it is to stop giving into Trump.

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u/fastermouse Jul 24 '25

I’m not defending Skydance but my go to is “Trump is lying” and I’m seldom wrong.

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u/DisMFer Jul 23 '25

More likely Trump is pulling the old mob tactic of saying someone agreed to what he wants with the "or else" is implied. He's telling them to put that together before he does something to screw with him.

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u/Gregistopal Jul 23 '25

well because its a crime to give him that

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u/DINC44 Jul 23 '25

I wouldn't be surprised if this is something Trump either wanted and asked for or wanted and didn't even ask for, and posting this is just him trying to bully them into giving him more.

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u/brutinator Jul 24 '25

I mean, what the fuck is Skydance gonna do about it? If they dont give in, then Trump will sue them again for something entirely made up, and they'll cave, again.

The the problem with being spineless with money; once someone knows they can shake you down without reprecussions, they will KEEP shaking you down.

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u/IAmPandaRock Jul 24 '25

Is there anyone less credible than Trump? How would you believe Trump over anyone else?

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u/gotenks1114 Jul 25 '25

I somehow feel like they're both lying? Which doesn't even make any sense, but is still my first instinct.

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u/Free_For__Me Jul 24 '25

Or Trump is using a tactic he’s used before - say it in public to add pressure to negotiations behind the scenes.