WGA Rips L.A. Mayor Karen Bass For Supporting “False Choice” In Paramount-WBD Merger Tangle
3 sources·Updated August 20, 2026
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- Hollywood Reporter·4h agoL.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman Says Legality of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger “Should Be Decided in Court”
As Mayor Karen Bass called for a quick resolution to the standoff, her rival in the 2026 elections, Nithya Raman, said the legal process should take its course.
Read at Hollywood Reporter → - Hollywood Reporter·6h agoL.A. Mayor Karen Bass Throws Her Support Behind Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement
The mayor previously stated that she opposed the $111 billion merger deal unless jobs were preserved in the transaction.
Read at Hollywood Reporter → - Deadline Hollywood·6h agoWGA Rips L.A. Mayor Karen Bass For Supporting “False Choice” In Paramount-WBD Merger Tangle
The Writers Guild of America fired back at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday after she expressed support for a settlement in the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit. Bass joined other Democratic officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and his likely successor,…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - CNBC Top News·10h agoCalifornia AG tells CNBC that settling Paramount-WBD lawsuit would require 'robust structural remedies'
California AG Rob Bonta discussed the states' antitrust case to block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger with CNBC's David Faber.
Read at CNBC Top News →