California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

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- Hollywood Reporter·1h agoCalifornia AG Calls Off Paramount-Warner Bros. Meeting, Accusing Company of “Playing Games”
"Not only did Paramount leak the alleged substance of settlement discussions, but they misrepresented these discussions, demonstrating a lack of good faith," says Rob Bonta.
Read at Hollywood Reporter → - Variety·5h agoCalifornia Attorney General Cancels Paramount Settlement Talks Over $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Says He’ll Meet When They ‘Stop Playing Games’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled planned settlement talks with Paramount over the state’s lawsuit seeking to block David Ellison’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing Paramount of acting in bad faith, according to The New York…
Read at Variety → - Deadline Hollywood·6h agoBonta Cancels Paramount Settlement Meeting; CA AG Accuses Ellison Of “Playing Games” In WBD Merger Talks
There will be no settlement talks meeting Monday between Paramount and a coalition of state Attorneys General after all. California AG Rob Bonta cancelled the scheduled sit-down late Sunday after reports of an August 21 meeting with the David Ellison-led company oozed out. “Not…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - NYT Homepage·7h agoCalifornia Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions. He is leading a group of 12 states that have sued to block the $111 billion deal.
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