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​Bari Weiss's CNN takeover in jeopardy as Paramount sours on her: expert

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Paramount boss David Ellison has reportedly cooled on CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss after her '60 Minutes' debacle, throwing her CNN takeover into doubt. Status founder Oliver Darcy made the claim on Saturday's episode of the "Power Lines" podcast, as CNN staffers brace for Ellison's Paramount Skydance to take control of their network within weeks. Paramount cleared its last major obstacle this week when a dozen states led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled their lawsuit blocking its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal required no structural changes, and CNN was not spun off. Darcy said the long-standing expectation was that Weiss would run CNN's newsroom alongside CBS News. "The plan had always been, from our understanding and other reporting, that David Ellison was going to put Bari Weiss in charge of CNN's editorial as well as CBS News and The Free Press," Darcy said. "And that was the plan. That's why he bought The Free Press. That's why he brought Bari