U.S.THE SIT-DOWN
WBD Execs Scored $1.1 Billion From Skydance Merger
Deadline reports the payouts went to top Warner Bros. Discovery executives when the Skydance merger closed; the people who sold the company did fine.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLove it. Here's the story. Deadline reports top Warner Bros. Discovery executives scored one point one billion dollars from the Skydance merger.
Tiffany BrandvoldOne point one billion! Chip, I once got a free smoothie for crying at a mall, and I felt rich for a week.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo what's your take? Is that a lot of money for a merger, or just a regular Tuesday in Hollywood?
Tiffany BrandvoldIn my opinion, that's a lot of money. That's enough to buy every strip mall in Ohio and a fountain for each one.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow that's a dream. Tiffany, tell us about your new project. I hear it's a big swing.
Tiffany BrandvoldIt's a streaming show called Divorce Island. Twelve couples, one volcano, and a therapist who is secretly a raccoon in a wig.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA raccoon in a wig. Honestly, that's the most believable thing I've heard all week. Is it scripted?
Tiffany BrandvoldOh, it's totally unscripted. The raccoon just keeps ad-libbing, and the lawyers keep telling me to stop saying the word raccoon.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, hard-hitting question. Do you think the people who got that money earned it? Be honest, Tiffany.
Tiffany BrandvoldChip, I'd love to answer that, but my publicist just made a sound like a kettle, so let's talk about my fragrance.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorYou have a fragrance? That's a hard pivot, but I respect it. Is it a good one?
Tiffany BrandvoldIt's called Regret. It smells like a warm gas station hot dog and a second chance.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd wear it to a county fair. Tiffany, something real now. Is there a confession you've been holding in?
Tiffany BrandvoldChip, I've never read a contract. I just sign wherever there's a little yellow arrow. I once accidentally joined a cult.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWow. Thank you for sharing that. Let's lighten it up with a lightning round. Pizza or tacos?
Tiffany BrandvoldTacos, but only the ones I find in a parking lot. Next!

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBest state? Careful, it's all my favorite state. Last one: favorite necklace?
Tiffany BrandvoldOhio! And the middle one, because it's actually a whistle. Divorce Island premieres soon, and my fragrance, Regret, is available now.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTiffany Brandvold, everybody. Go smell your regrets, folks. Thanks for being here, Tiffany.


