WGA Says David Ellison’s Threat That Paramount Will Leave California Over AG’s Antitrust Lawsuit “Proves The Danger Of Its Outsized Power”

As expected, the Writers Guild of America has not taken kindly to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison’s latest threat to pull the storied studio out of California if state AG Rob Bonta refuses to settle an antitrust suit to block the planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. “By threatening to leave the state becaus

California’s attorney general accused billionaire David Ellison of “blackmail”

California has seen production spend stabilize in recent months, though Paramount could undermine that recovery. Attorney general Rob Bonta called the threat "another attempt to blackmail the state."

Paramount’s board has approved a plan to move the Hollywood studio out of California if the state’s attorney general Rob Bonta doesn't agree to settlement talks in his bitter antitrust case by Oct. 1, according to reports.

David Ellison is eager to reach a swift resolution in the antitrust case filed by 12 states seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. And he’s prepared start moving Paramount out of California as soon as October unless the state’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, agrees to settlement talks, Variety has

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is fighting Paramount Skydance’s claims that his multistate antitrust lawsuit against the entertainment company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is about politics. In writing an op-ed for Deadline on Monday, the Democratic attorney general is countering a New York Times guest e

Opponents say the deal will harm the movie business as Paramount would wield too much control and reduce output.