Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust Suit
2 sources·Updated September 19, 2026

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- Deadline Hollywood·2h agoBlock The Merger & Elizabeth Warren Call Out AGs For Betrayal In Deal Talks With Paramount: “A Win Only For David Ellison”
Whatever the true state of settlement talks this weekend between Paramount, a coalition of state Attorneys General and the Writers Guild of America to end the antitrust action over the $111 billion Warner Bros Discovery merger are, the people against the deal from the beginning…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - Variety·23h agoParamount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust Suit
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is in “advanced talks” with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that’s holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing anonymous sources. A Paramount…
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