Trump Sentencing Theories, NFL’s $20B Headache, Hogan’s Anti-Heroes

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon dispatch of Puck’s best new reporting.

First up today, Matt Belloni envisions Shari Redstone’s internal monologue as the Paramount Global deal saga enters its final stages. The sweetened Ellison/Skydance deal is hers if she wants it, so why is she wavering?

Plus, below the fold: Lauren Sherman reveals the new owners of Outdoor Voices. Abby Livingston observes the G.O.P.’s Larry Hogan blood sacrifice. John Ourand scoops the latest R.S.N. convulsions. On the debut episode of John Heilemann’s Impolitic, John and super lawyer Andrew Weissmann game out Trump’s sentencing, Alito’s bewildering political moment, and much more. On Somebody’s Gotta Win, Tara Palmeri and Kristen Soltis Anderson debate the hush money ripple effects for November. And on The Powers That Be, Eriq Gardner and Dylan Byers unpack a new $20 billion NFL Sunday ticket antitrust lawsuit.

MATTHEW BELLONI

The sweetened Ellison/Skydance deal is Redstone’s if she wants it. So why is she wavering?

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ABBY LIVINGSTON

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JOHN OURAND

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