12 states sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover

Paramount is reportedly considering leaving California if the state’s Attorney General sues to stop its proposed takeover of Warner Bros. That’s all the more reason to stop Paramount from amassing even more power.

Control over the media is central to the authoritarian playbook. Thank you @newyorkstateag.bsky.social and the coalition of AGs standing up against this no-good, very-bad corporate media merger. (1/2)

notice the absence of Republican state AGs despite a whole election season full press stories claiming Republicans care so much about antitrust reform now

I joined a coalition of AGs to sue to block Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. This merger will create a media behemoth capable of controlling the film/tv industry. States are once again filling the antitrust enforcement void left by the Trump DOJ.

Twelve state attorneys general file a lawsuit challenging Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing that the combined Hollywood giant would damage economic competition in the entertainment and media industries.

Stop the merger A coalition of 12 state AG's sued Paramount to stop its $111 billion takeover of WB Discovery, a sweeping legal challenge to a merger that threatens to reshape Hollywood amid the absence of the Trump administration’s intervention in big deals www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

The states say the merger would give one company control of nearly a third of U.S. movies and cable programming, and are asking a judge to put the deal on hold story via @miamaldonado.bsky.social

This merger was never a done deal. Now, 12 states are suing to block Paramount’s $111B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after Trump’s DOJ approved it. We and our partners are continuing the fight to protect competition, a free press, and the democratic values that depend on it.

California AG Bonta is suing to block the Paramount-WBD merger. He explains why here: Why I’m Suing to Block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger variety.com/2026/film/ne... via @variety #StopTheCorruptTakeover @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @bedoyausa.bsky.social

Competition is the heartbeat of a vibrant entertainment industry, just as it is the lifeblood of a healthy economy. We are taking Paramount and Warner Bros. to court to preserve competition in an industry that has the power to make us laugh, cry, question, and take action.

No doomerism. Let's hope that this stops the merger. The Warner Bros/Paramount merger will kill jobs, destroy competition, and put more entertainment, beloved IPs, and news in the hands of right-wing billionaires. Nothing good will come from it.

We’re suing to stop the Paramount / Warner Bros. merger. If this massive corporate merger is allowed to go through, Oregonians will pay the price — through higher bills, fewer jobs, and fewer choices.

Washington is among a dozen states, led by California, that are suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios, television newsrooms, and other entertainment properties.

The attorneys general of 12 states sued Monday to block the proposed merger of Paramount and Warner Bros., saying it would undermine competition in the entertainment industry.

Paramount may have to write a $650 million check to Warner Bros shareholders every three months if the merger isn't complete by October. Those costs could be staggering if a legal battle involving California and other states drags out.