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WGA Criticizes David Ellison’s Threat to Paramount Over Antitrust Lawsuit

Updated 2026-08-12 00:40 UTC 1 source Negative

The Writers Guild of America criticizes David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, for threatening to move the studio out of California if state Attorney General Rob Bonta does not settle an antitrust lawsuit. The threat highlights concerns about corporate power in Hollywood.

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WGA Says David Ellison’s Threat That Paramount Will Leave California Over AG’s Antitrust Lawsuit “Proves The Danger Of Its Outsized Power”

As expected, the Writers Guild of America has not taken kindly to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison’s latest threat to pull the storied studio out of California if state AG Rob Bonta refuses to settle an antitrust suit to block the planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. “By threa

2026-08-12 00:29 UTC