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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Clash with Cory Booker Over Mega-Merger Settlement

Updated 2026-09-28 19:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, along with a dozen blue states, are opposing Sen. Cory Booker's involvement in the settlement of their $111 billion mega-merger. The dispute centers on whether Booker should remain neutral or participate in negotiations.

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Blue State AGs Side With Paramount Scolding Sen. Cory Booker Over Settlement Opposition: “A Negotiated Agreement …Includes Compromises On Behalf Of All Of The Parties Involved”

Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery and a dozen blue states want Cory Booker to stay in his own lane when it comes to the settlement with state Attorneys General over the companies’ $111 billion mega-merger. “The fact that a proposed consent decree does not contain every outcome that one

2026-09-28 19:31 UTC