# Kara Swisher Leaves CNN

> Kara Swisher says she'll quit CNN after contract ends, calling Ellisons 'terrible media owners'.
- Title: Kara Swisher Leaves CNN · The Hollywood Reporter | Shortify
- Summary: Kara Swisher says she'll quit CNN after contract ends, calling Ellisons 'terrible media owners'. Kara Swisher will leave CNN by December 31 after threatening…
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- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kara-swisher-leaving-cnn-paramount-warner-bros-ellison-1236707906
- Author: James Hibberd
- Published: 2026-09-22T21:47:50+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kara swisher, cnn, paramount, warner bros discovery, david ellison, larry ellison, pivot podcast, new york magazine, rupert murdoch
## Kara Swisher's Contract
Kara Swisher says she will leave CNN when her contract ends on december thirty-first.
## Why She's Leaving
Kara Swisher says she doesn't want to work for david ellison and his father larry.
## Her Reasoning
Kara Swisher says she has other opportunities that make more money and have bigger audiences.
## Her Strong Statement
Kara Swisher says the ellisons are terrible media owners and prefers working for rupert murdoch.
## The Legal Deal
California attorney general rob bonta and eleven other state attorneys general struck a deal with paramount to remove legal roadblocks.
## Her Other Work
Kara Swisher is editor-at-large at new york magazine and host of the on with kara swisher podcast.
## Key takeaway

Kara Swisher will leave CNN by December 31 after threatening to quit, stating Paramount's owners are terrible media owners.