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Paramount-WBD antitrust fight splits Hollywood as Ellison threatens exit

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.

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

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