First Take 9/21/26

First Take 9/21/26

Plus: A Paramount-WB scoop, go inside the A-list opening for the Lucas Museum and more

1. How Ed Sheeran Turned a Firestorm Over Macklemore, Palestine and Free Expression Into a PR Debacle | Analysis

California AG Rob Bonta is squaring off with Paramount CEO David Ellison against his merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. (Christopher Smith/TheWrap)

2. Latest in Paramount-Bonta Negotiations: 'Hold Separate' Maneuver May Be Key as Deal Nears | Exclusive

3. CNN, Politico and MS NOW Sue Trump Admin Over Unconstitutional White House Ban

Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

4. Inside the Insanely A-List Opening of the Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art

Austin Abrams in "Resident Evil"

5. 'Resident Evil' Scores a Bloody Good $60 Million Box Office Opening

6. 'La Bola Negra' Wins People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival

7. How ‘Resident Evil’ Director Zach Cregger Leveled Up

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