REVEALED: Larry Ellison son's David, 41, and his bid to buy media giant Paramount
by Daily Mail
Daily Mail— David Ellison, son of Oracle's Larry Ellison, is nearing a deal to buy Paramount. Ellison loves flying, a hobby he enjoyed with his father back when he was a teen. His Skydance Media has bankrolled blockbusters like 'Top Gun: Maverick'
Los Angeles Times—David Ellison's journey from trust fund kid to media mogul vying to buy Paramount. When David Ellison, the mega-rich aerobatic pilot and Ferrari-driving son of multibillionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison landed in Hollywood, he was viewed as yet another trust fund scion with Klieg lights in his eyes and an enviable bank account. Unlike most Hollywood neophytes of his ilk, however, Ellison did not flame out in ignominy or retreat much poorer for his efforts. Rather, Ellison (after a few hiccups) launched Skydance Media, a successful Santa Monica-based production company...
Drudge Report—Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount. David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank account and dreams of making movies, though the son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison boasts the rarest of attributes for a budding media mogul: a Silicon Valley pedigree. In an industry where many get their start fetching coffee or moving props, Ellison spent summers writing computer code for his father's software company and getting insights on the movie business from Pixar Animation Studios...
WSTPost—James Packer and David Gyngell fight: Can you believe it’s been 10 years since the best friends and media giants faced off on the streets of Sydney. By Padraig Collins for Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:41 BST, 3 May 2024 | Updated: 22:06 BST, 3 May 2024 Ten years ago, on May 5, 2014, some of the most famous paparazzi photos of all time were taken on the streets of Sydney when billionaire James Packer and close friend David Gyngell became involved in the legendary Bondi brawl their present.It created a huge wave of outrage at the time, far beyond...