Paramount Warner Bros Merger Fightsince Jul 14

Paramount Threatens California Exit

Paramount is weighing leaving California as officials scrutinize its Warner Bros. merger.

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DGA & IATSE Urge Fast Track On Paramount-WBD Legal Standoff

DGA and IATSE Push Rob Bonta to Allow Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger With Conditions

Paramount keeping CNN sale ‘on the table’ in attempt to resolve lawsuit over Warner Bros. deal

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Paramount Skydance of “blackmail” after CEO David Ellison threatened to begin moving operations out of California as soon as October 1 unless Bonta enters settlement talks over the company’s planned $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover. Bonta leads a 12-state antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the deal. Paramount is keeping a potential CNN sale on the table to address antitrust concerns. DGA, IATSE and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra urged a settlement, while Rep. Jamie Raskin sought an interview with Ellison.

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David Ellison is using hardball pressure and leverage to keep the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover alive. Xavier Becerra’s push for California to settle is presented as a sign that Ellison’s tactics are working rather than as a neutral intervention.