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Zaz’s Hollywood Endings

With the final bids for Warner Bros. Discovery under careful consideration, David Zaslav’s tenure as an ersatz Hollywood mogul may be coming to an end. Now, it’s all about the numbers, and which suitors have a glide path to regulatory approval. Just which sunset Zaz will ride into is anyone’s guess.

David Zaslav
Zaz has seemed humbled by the prospect of an impending sale, which is likely to bring an end to his brief dalliance with Hollywood moguldom. He has described it to associates as “bittersweet.” Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures
Dylan Byers
November 21, 2025

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On Wednesday evening, before flying back to New York to assess the new round of offers for Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav hosted a party for the Hollywood A-list at the old Woodland estate, formerly the home of Robert Evans, that he purchased in those halcyon days during his WarnerMedia courtship. Back then, Zaz was preparing for his takeover of the town with private conclaves, tête à têtes, and various legacy media interview sessions. Those were the days, of course, before the synergies and the bad press, before balance sheets became insurmountable and “debt servicing” became the strategy. (Disclosure: As a result of our recent acquisition of Air Mail, Zaz has become a de minimis investor in Puck.)