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WGA Sues Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

Updated 2026-07-14 19:55 UTC 2 sources Negative

The Writers Guild of America has filed a lawsuit to block the $111 billion merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging it violates antitrust laws and will harm writers.

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Variety

WGA Sues to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Alleging Writers Will Be Paid Less and Have Fewer Opportunities if Deal Goes Through

The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East filed a lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance’s proposed $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging it violates federal antitrust law and would cause specific harm to writers. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday

2026-07-14 19:48 UTC

Deadline

WGA Sues To Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

The Writers Guild of America has officially entered the ring in the fight to block Paramount Skydance’s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The lawsuit, filed jointly by the WGA East and West in the Northern District of California on Tuesday, seeks to stop the merger on

2026-07-14 19:50 UTC