Paramount Global and Skydance Media completed their $8.4 billion merger on Thursday, capping a drawn-out deal process marked by political scrutiny and shareholder concerns.

David Ellison as CEO and former NBCUniversal boss Jeff Shell as president are running the combined Hollywood company, looking for opportunities for investments in growth and cost reductions.

At about 6:05 a.m., officers responded to reports of a person down and bleeding near 4th Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street. When they arrived, they found a man in a nearby parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. Seattle Fire Department crews arrived shortly after and pronounced the man dead at the scene.

After closing the $8 billion merger, mogul David Ellison holds court with the press — and the first question is about President Trump.

David Ellison has been a fan of the show South Park's creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker for his entire adult life