Jane Fonda Calls Netflix-Warner Bros. Acquisition a 'Catastrophic Business Deal' That 'Threatens the Entire Entertainmen

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Source: Variety





Dec 6, 2025 10:19am PT
Jane Fonda Calls Netflix-Warner Bros. Acquisition a ‘Catastrophic Business Deal’ That ‘Threatens the Entire Entertainment Industry’


Jane Fonda is speaking out against Netflix‘s earthshaking move to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the $82.7 billion deal a “catastrophic” development that threatens to “destroy our creative industry.”

Fonda released her statement against the acquisition on Instagram through her Committee for the 1st Amendment organization. She wrote on Friday, “Today’s News that Warner Bros. Discovery has accepted a purchase bid is an alarming escalation of the consolidation that threatens the entire entertainment industry, the democratic public it serves and the First Amendment.”

She continued, “Make no mistake, this is not just a catastrophic business deal that could destroy our creative industry. It is a constitutional crisis exacerbated by the administration’s demonstrated disregard for the law.”

Directing her message to the powers that be, Fonda demanded the Justice Department and state regulators abstain from using their legal standing to “extract political concessions that influence content decisions or chill free speech.” In a sidebar to “Netflix and any company that becomes involved in this destructive deal,” Fonda wrote that it’s their “responsibility to defend our rights, not trade them away to pad your pockets. We know there will be enormous pressure to acquiesce, it is critical you stay strong.”

Hollywood at large has been mostly sour on the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal, with lawmakers, film producers and industry guilds alike all voicing concerns in the last week. Many expect the deal to cause seismic shifts in the entertainment industry, especially in the theatrical sector.

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Jane Fonda Calls Netflix-Warner Bros. Acquisition a ‘Catastrophic Business Deal’ That ‘Threatens the Entire Entertainment Industry’

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 18: Jane Fonda attends Carefest 2025 at Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice on November 18, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Caring Across Generations)

[mysteryowl]

1. Jane would know what is at stake here.

It will most likely turn movies into an AI nightmare and overuse, not unlike CGI with green screen.

[moniss]

3. The CGI garbage in movies has made them

unwatchable for me. Along with crappy writing, lack of character development, simplistic plots etc.

[mysteryowl]

4. Kinda like hallmark's assembly line of movies

[moniss]

9. Like they bought a mediocre script years ago

and just keep changing the names of characters and the location.

[flamingdem]

8. Jane is not discussing the other bid by Paramount Skydance

IMO would have been a worse outcome.

Paramount is owned by Larry Ellison's son and it would have been made a part of Magaland if he won the bid!

[OC375]

2. Millionaires

When they start screaming about A.I. and monopolies squeezing them out, it’s an existential crisis. Maybe actors can be retrained to work in A.I. or service like I’m supposed to do?

[pstokely]

5. it might be the least suckiest option

they''ll reduce the theatrical output other than major big budget blockbusters no matter who buys it or it stays indie

[Intractable]

6. Damn! Still good looking.

Jane, please let the younger women have some!

This woman is a hero! (Heroine, if you prefer.)

[flamingdem]

7. If Paramount Skydance wins in the end it's WORSE!

I realize Jane is speaking to the current situation but Paramount is owned by Larry Ellison's son and it would have been made a part of Magaland if he won the bid!

[milestogo]

10. Smart, well-spoken lady who knows the industry.

Love her.