WGA Slams David Ellison’s Plan to Pull Paramount From California: ‘This Type of Behavior Is Precisely Why the Merger Should Be Blocked’

The Writers Guild of America has fired back at Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison after he threatened to start pulling Paramount out of California on Oct. 1 if California AG Rob Bonta refused to come to the bargaining table and settle the antitrust suit to stop the studio’s acquisition of Warner Bros. “By threatening

The mogul says he's considering moving his studio out of California. Not long ago, he was talking a big game about how a merger with Warner Bros. Discovery would boost the state.

Could Paramount’s David Ellison back up a super-sized U-Haul truck and take two historic studios out of California?

Paramount’s Chief Legal Officer Makan Delrahim said that “everything is on the table” when it comes to finding a resolution to state attorneys general’s lawsuit seeking to block the proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. At a Politico conference on Tuesday, Delrahim also defended the company’s raising of the pros

David Ellison threatens to move Paramount out of California if AG Rob Bonta doesn't negotiate to settle his antitrust lawsuit against the Warner Bros. merger.

Paramount's CEO David Ellison warns of a California exit if the US state does not agree to talks, according to reports.

If Democrat-run California does not stop blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, Paramount CEO David Ellison will begin moving Paramount to a different state as early as October 1.

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