Larry Ellison lands in Van Nuys as Paramount's Warner Bros. bid deadline nears

Larry Ellison flew from Agua Dulce Airpark to Van Nuys Airport on June 15, an 8-minute hop aboard his Cessna Citation CJ4, N417C. The short flight, at a max altitude of just 4,950 feet, brought him to the gateway of Hollywood's corporate suites.

The trip comes as Paramount, led by Ellison's son David, faces a Monday deadline to submit a final bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, per a report from recentlyheard.com. The hostile takeover, backed by Ellison's $40 billion personal guarantee, has drawn in the Trump administration and pits the Ellisons against Netflix's competing all-cash offer. The Department of Justice is reviewing the deal, and the FCC is weighing foreign-ownership issues tied to Paramount's structure.

The flight continues a pattern: Ellison, who filed a declaration of domicile in Manalapan, Florida in 2023, now bases most of his travel out of Palm Beach. Of 71 trackable 2025 flights, 50 started or ended in Florida, with regular hops to Van Nuys and San Jose keeping him plugged into both the entertainment world and Oracle's West Coast operations.