LOS ANGELES - US states concerned that Paramount’s US$110 billion (S$142 billion) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery will hurt competition could sue to block the deal as soon as next week, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.California Attorney-General Rob Bonta has taken the lead in investigating whether the deal violates US laws against mergers that would unlawfully harm competition.A spokesperson for Bonta’s office declined to comment. A Paramount spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The deal, which would combine two of Hollywood’s four ⁠major studios, ​has drawn criticism from actors, writers and others in Hollywood who fear job losses.Theatre ​owners also oppose the combination of the Warner Bros movie studio, maker of the Harry Potter and