A close look at the layering of Kim Godwin, the agita inside ABC News, and the looming exit strategy coalescing in plain view.

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Barring a last-minute reversal, the Paramount special committee is planning to explore Apollo’s finally-revealed bid as Skydance mulls walking away.

Matthew Belloni reports. puck.news/paramount-on-t…

Barring a last-minute reconsideration, Skydance’s exclusive window to buy Paramount will likely expire tonight with no deal. Now what: puck.news/newsletter_con…

Out of the spotlight but itching to return, former first daughter Ivanka Trump has begun quietly surveying allies about how, and when, she might help the Trump campaign—and possibly find herself back in the White House.

Tara Palmeri reports. puck.news/ivanka-trump-r…

NEW Puck: ESPN exited the NBA exclusive negotiation window with a handshake deal....

Why didn't WBD?

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A few reality checks from me lately on Gen Z voters, and what the media narratives about Gaza, campuses and TikTok keep missing:

It's. All. About. The. Economy.

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NEW: A secret billionaire dinner party in Hollywood, convened by Elon Musk and David Sacks, presages a major political realignment as Silicon Valley money turns against Biden and begins flowing to Donald Trump.

Teddy Schleifer has exclusive details. puck.news/elon-musk-davi…

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Elon Musk and David Sacks had a fancy dinner party in Los Angeles earlier this month to talk politics and Joe Biden.

Guests included Rupert Murdoch, Steven Mnuchin, Peter Thiel, Travis Kalanick and Michael Milken.

Just posted at Puck.

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Read Matthew Belloni’s corporate eulogy for Paramount’s Bob Bakish here: puck.news/eulogy-for-bob…

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Silicon Valley Republicans had to go into witness protection to support Trump in 2020. Now, post-cancel culture and post-‘All-In,’ an influential cohort of billionaires is getting ready to write checks for 45.

Teddy Schleifer reports. puck.news/david-sacks-al…

Horror flicks aren’t performing at the box office with the potency they demonstrated as recently as last year. Is oversaturation to blame, or is it a natural come-down from previously unsustainable highs?

Scott Mendelson explores. puck.news/whats-behind-h…

Steven Spielberg is working on “telling Biden’s story” at the Democratic National Convention. Details: puck.news/newsletter_con…

Can Netflix convince Wall Street to view it more like Apple than Disney by focusing on engagement rather than subscriber counts?

julia alexander explores. puck.news/netflix-pivots…

Could Elon Musk issue a formal endorsement of Trump this summer, facilitated by Steve Wynn? And could Peter Thiel talk himself into backing a Trump-Vance ticket?

Teddy Schleifer explores Silicon Valley’s right wing. puck.news/david-sacks-al…

As the Israel-Hamas war grinds on and campuses convulse with protests, Puck's Julia Ioffe speaks with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, Biden’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, about the modern right and left-wing varieties of an ancient hatred. puck.news/deborah-lipsta…

Campus protests over Gaza have thrust youth politics back into the spotlight in an election year. Despite frustration with Biden’s support for Israel, he’s still in the driver’s seat when it comes to winning Gen Z voters.

Peter Hamby illuminates the data. puck.news/is-bidens-isra…

“As it turns out, this exclusive negotiating window was more active than we have been led to believe, and both ESPN and WBD provided the required loyalty oaths indicating that they want to stay in business with the NBA.”

John Ourand reports. puck.news/adam-silver-an…