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Paramount Settles California Lawsuit Over Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

Hollywood and media figures react angrily after Paramount reaches a settlement with California AG Rob Bonta over the challenged merger.

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What to know

  • Paramount reached a settlement resolving a California lawsuit that sought to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
  • The lawsuit had been led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D).
  • Hollywood and media figures, including actor Mark Ruffalo, reacted with anger to the settlement, some calling Bonta a coward for the outcome.

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Paramount Settles California Lawsuit Over Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
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    Hollywood and media figures denounce Bonta over the settlement

    Actor Mark Ruffalo and other Hollywood and media figures publicly criticized the settlement, with reactions including a characterization of Bonta as a coward for allowing the merger to proceed.

    “AG Bonta a F**king Coward…”
    — Unidentified Hollywood/media critic
    1. 1 outlet Hollywood Elites Melt Down over Paramount Warner Bros. Deal: 'AG Bonta a F**king Coward'

      first by Breitbart, 4d ago

  2. background

    Paramount settles Bonta's lawsuit over Warner Bros. Discovery merger — Paramount reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit aimed at scuttling its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, a suit that had been led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.