Posted on 09/20/2026 3:06:27 AM PDT by Libloather
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was spotted rubbing elbows with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars in Malibu Friday night as the drama over Paramount’s merger battle dragged on.
Newsom was seen leaving the hot spot restaurant Nobu along along with actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Tobey Maguire.
De Niro co-owns the iconic Japanese spot, where the actors sat down for dinner with the governor, according to TMZ.
De Niro has been one of President Trump’s fiercest celebrity critics, urging Americans to “resist, resist, resist” during a podcast interview in February.
He has also praised Newsom for his confrontational approach to the president on social media. De Niro endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.
The star-studded outing came amid questions over Paramount potentially leaving the state over a legal battle regarding the company’s planned $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general sued to block the deal over antitrust concerns.
Paramount CEO David Ellison has threatened to move the studio out of the Golden State if the dispute is not resolved, raising concerns about the potential loss of thousands of entertainment jobs.
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It was a Douchebag Summit and they all dressed like slobs. What Barbra Streisand was busy?
Another example of his extraordinary intellectual stupidity.
He’s not running though. Must have been there for the free hors d’oeuvers.
Adam Carolla is finally getting out of Cal . He’s building in Nevada .
Correction:
Leonardo DiCrappio, Robert De Zero and Douchey Maguire

Malibu Nobu----Nobu is one of the finest Japanese restaurants.
Nobu bento box takeout.
I went to the Nobu at Paradise Island in the Bahamas in April. What an overpriced rip-off.
It is a sushi restaurant.
It is ridiculous what items were priced.
Especially since most of it was not even cooked.
Paradise Island has a few very good restaurants.
Nobu is definitely one I would not recommend.
Sorry to hear that.......there’s around 56 to 60 Nobu locations globally,
including major cities across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the MidEast, and Africa.
So it’s quite popular-——as for me, I’ve always enjoyed Nobu.
I can’t imagine the content of the idiocies that must have emerged from this lousy bunch.
Nobu can be very good, but it is way overpriced IMHO ($135-200/person for dinner).
Nobu can be very good, but it is way overpriced IMHO ($135-200/person for dinner).
Is it as good as Burger King?????
I much preferred Martinque.
The French restaurant on the harbor at Paradise Island.
The other great restaurant there was the one at the Four Seasons. Where they fined parts of a couple of the James Bond movies.
Generally I thought everything at Atlantis was expensive and kind of a rip off However, they know that they have you almost captive due to the high price of a cab to get on and off Paradise Island.
The only other Paradise Island restaurant I would recommend is Carmines.A version of the famous NYC Italian restaurant.
Where their servings are enough for six people to share.
Newsom friend hunting
The Ocean Club restaurant at the Four Seasons was great.
Also expensive, but you get what you pay for.
Plus the color of the water in front is so turquoise you almost think it is AI.
FYI,my wife and I just got back from Cinque Terre, the Italian Riviera and Milano. EVERY restaurant we went to was good to great. Even the tourist traps where you are paying for the view. Some of the small family owned restaurants on the Cinque Terre were the best and the least expensive. Especially in the old town of Monterroso.
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