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Paramount & State AGs Settlement Talks Set For Next Week; Gavin Newsom Says He Takes Paramount CEO’s Threat To Leave California “Seriously”

Deadline · August 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM

Paramount & State AGs Settlement Talks Set For Next Week; Gavin Newsom Says He Takes Paramount CEO’s Threat To Leave California “Seriously”

After weeks of speculation about Gavin Newsom’s true position on Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery and the antitrust suit filed a coalition of state attorneys general, the outgoing governor of California finally weighed in publicly today.

His comments come as it appears that Paramount representatives and state attorneys general offices are said […]

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Gavin Newsom Says Paramount Settlement Talks Happening in “Real Time,” Signals He’d Like a Deal

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Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood

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Paramount & State AGs Settlement Talks Set For Next Week; Gavin Newsom Says He Takes Paramount CEO’s Threat To Leave California “Seriously”

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Gavin Newsom Says Paramount Settlement Talks Happening in “Real Time,” Signals He’d Like a Deal

Paramount's Warner Bros. bid and threat to leave California divide Hollywood

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