California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

The attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.

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California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

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The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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NYT Published 24 August 2026

California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

NYT Published 22 August 2026

Paramount and California to Hold Preliminary Talks on Warner Bros. Deal

The discussions on Monday are an early effort to resolve a lawsuit that California and 11 other states filed to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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