[Oracle Founder Sued Over 'Corrupt' Warner Bros. Deal with Trump] According to Golden Finance, on July 16, a shareholder filed a lawsuit against Larry Ellison (founder of Oracle), his son David Ellison, and other members of the board of Paramount Skydance Corp., seeking to block their $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The lawsuit alleges that the Ellisons made an illegal deal with U.S. President Trump, promising 'illicit personal benefits' to remove federal regulatory obstacles, including the potential dismissal of CNN news anchors.