Paramount & State AGs Settlement Talks Set For Next Week; Gavin Newsom Says He Takes Paramount CEO’s Threat To Leave California “Seriously”

Source: deadline.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:59:47 GMT

(Updated with California Attorney General statement) After weeks of speculation about Gavin Newsom’s true position on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery and the antitrust suit filed a coalition of state attorneys general, the outgoing governor of California finally weighed in publicly today. His comments come as it appears that Paramount representatives and […]

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