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Paramount CEO Threatens Exit Over Merger Suit

Updated 2026-08-11 16:10 UTC 2 sources Negative

Paramount CEO David Ellison warned he will move the company out of California if State Attorney General Rob Bonta does not negotiate a settlement in an antitrust suit related to the planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Paramount CEO David Ellison told a group of the company’s top executives that he will start the process of exiting California on Oct. 1 if State Attorney General Rob Bonta will not negotiate to settle an antitrust suit around the planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Ellison made the remarks a
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