While Warner Bros. itself is yet to make any definitive statement on the matter, several now-former employees confirmed the lay-offs.
Ted Sarandos went on to refer to Paramount Skydance's offer as "unusual, irrational, whatever words you want to use in that."
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters called the acquisition a "nice to have" and not a "must have at any price" kind of deal.