David Zaslav’s Shaky Hollywood Empire

Illustration: Cold War Steve; Photos: Getty Images, Courtesy Everett Collection, Warner Bros.

David Zaslav is a member of a regular Zoom call that includes Howard Stringer, 83, who once ran Sony; Tom Freston, 79, who once ran Viacom; Walter Isaacson, 72, who once ran CNN and Time magazine; Graydon Carter, 75, who once ran Vanity Fair; Richard Cohen, 84, retired from his longtime column at the Washington Post; Nick Pileggi, 92, the GoodFellas screenwriter; Ken Auletta, 83, the Boswell to...