Larry Ellison lands in Los Angeles as Paramount’s Warner Bros. bid deadline looms

Larry Ellison flew from Palm Beach International Airport to Van Nuys Airport on May 20, a 4-hour-40-minute hop across the continent aboard his Gulfstream G650, N817GS. The trip comes as Ellison and his son David, CEO of Paramount, push forward with a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — a deal that has drawn in President Trump’s administration and pitted them against Netflix.

According to a report from recentlyheard.com, Paramount has until Monday to submit a final proposal, and the Department of Justice is reviewing Netflix’s competing all-cash offer. The Ellisons’ bid, backed by Larry’s $40 billion personal guarantee, would reshape CNN and other networks. Van Nuys, a gateway to Hollywood’s corporate suites, is a fitting landing spot for negotiations that involve studio executives, regulators, and board members.

The flight is typical of Ellison’s travel pattern: he now spends most of his time in Florida, with 50 of 71 trackable 2025 flights originating or ending there, per celebrityprivatejettracker.com. Regular hops to Van Nuys and San Jose keep him plugged into both the entertainment world and Oracle’s West Coast operations.