THR Illustration / Adobe Stock Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Paramount handed Netflix a $2.8 billion breakup fee on Feb. 27 after outbidding the streaming giant for Warner Bros. Discovery. While Wall Street talks about buybacks and balance sheets, I want to talk about something more interesting. Yes, that $2.8 billion handed to them by David Ellison and Co.