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# Paramount-WBD antitrust fight splits Hollywood as Ellison threatens exit
- URL: https://fabric-media.ghost.io/paramount-wbd-antitrust-fight-splits-hollywood-as-ellison-threatens-exit/
- Published: 2026-08-23T00:26:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T21:35:55.000Z
- Description: Ellison has threatened to move Paramount out of California absent a settlement, while California AG Bonta calls that “blackmail” and insists only structural remedies, not behavioral promises, will resolve the antitrust suit.
- Author: Fabric.Media Editorial
- Tags: Agencies, Jill Goldsmith, Anthony D'Alessandro, Katie Campione

**Why it matters.** Neither side has an incentive to blink first, so the merger stays in limbo through a March 2027 trial.

*Signal from* [*deadline.com*](https://deadline.com/?ref=fabric-media.ghost.io) *·* [*Jill Goldsmith*](https://fabric-media.ghost.io/tag/by-jill-goldsmith/)*,* [*Anthony D’Alessandro*](https://fabric-media.ghost.io/tag/by-anthony-d-alessandro/)*,* [*Katie Campione*](https://fabric-media.ghost.io/tag/by-katie-campione/) *·* [*read the original*](https://deadline.com/2026/08/paramount-warner-bros-divides-hollwyood-threats-to-leave-1237045520/?ref=fabric-media.ghost.io)*.*