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Writers Guild Criticizes Mayor Bass on Paramount-WBD Merger
The Writers Guild of America criticized Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for supporting a settlement in the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit. The guild accused Bass and other officials of pushing a ‘false choice’ that could harm writers' interests.
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The Writers Guild of America fired back at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday after she expressed support for a settlement in the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger lawsuit. Bass joined other state and local Democratic officials, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, in expressing support for a se
2026-08-20 20:55 UTC