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David Zaslav secures $606 million payout from WBD merger.

The former Warner Bros. Discovery CEO will receive the massive windfall after WBD officially merged with Paramount on Tuesday. It consists of more than $224 million in WBD shares sold by Zaslav, as well as $381 million held in stock options, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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