Barry Diller Jokes About Jack Warner Being “Succeeded By A Stunt Pilot” As He Takes On Paramount WBD Merger At PGA Awards

Barry Diller was full of wisecracks tonight at the PGA Awards. In a rare Hollywood appearance, specifically onstage, the former Paramount CEO, Fox CEO and current Who Knew author took digs at Jack Warner, David Ellison, Harvey Weinstein as well as the guy he was presenting the PGA Milestone Award to, his amigo, Jason Blum. […]

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Barry Diller was full of wisecracks tonight at the PGA Awards.

In a rare Hollywood appearance, specifically onstage, the former Paramount CEO, Fox CEO and current Who Knew author took digs at Jack Warner, David Ellison, Harvey Weinstein as well as the guy he was presenting the PGA Milestone Award to, his amigo, Jason Blum.

Diller began, “Samuel Goldwyn, Adolph Zukor, Jack Warner — what would Jack Warner do if he knew he was being succeeded by a stunt pilot?” That latter dig being directed at Paramount CEO, David Ellison, who recently won the bid for Warner Bros.

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[Image: Jason Blum at the PGA Awards]

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