When Rob Bonta sued to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger in July, he said he was doing so because the Trump administration had failed to act for political reasons. “They are greenlighting deals that their own antitrust section at U.S. DOJ knows and believes are unlawful, and they’re overriding them in the White House with […]
Variety•Gmaddaus19h ago
US officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seek to block renewables in favor of fossil fuels Democratic attorneys general from California and New York have sued the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. California attorney general Rob Bonta said he was suing over removal of a project off his state’s coast planned by Chicago-based Invenergy. The Trump administration said in June it was buying back the company’s US offshore wind leases for four wind projects on the east and west coasts. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Associated Press22h ago
Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday called on California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) to launch a probe into a whistleblower’s allegations that the Trump administration attempted to search through the state’s voting records. The senators wrote in a letter to Bonta that on Sept. 8, a whistleblower disclosed that the…
The Hill•Ryan Mancini22 Sept
Twelve states' attorneys general settled their lawsuit with Paramount over its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. NPR's A Martinez speaks with California AG Rob Bonta, who headed up the suit.
NPR•A Martínez22 Sept
California Attorney General Rob Bonta can rest easy: A merged Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery would already account for 36 movies on the release schedule for 2027. Note, that’s an organic number of theatrical releases which were always set to happen even before the union of the storied studios came together. As for 2028, the combined […]
Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro22 Sept
Paramount’s settlement with the 12 Democratic state attorneys general appeared to be a Yom Kippur affair, with the final signoff coming after sundown on Sunday. California Attorney General Rob Bonta was cagey when asked about the exact timeline for the agreement following his Monday morning press conference announcing the deal but when he was cheekily […]
Deadline•Nellie Andreeva21 Sept
Rob Bonta defended the antitrust settlement that allows Paramount to merge with Warner Bros. on Monday, saying in a 45-minute press conference that the deal includes independent monitoring and will result in more jobs in Hollywood. But the deal does not include the three words — robust structural remedies — that California’s attorney general had […]
Variety•Gmaddaus21 Sept
The WGA has confirmed that its own lawsuit over the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger also has been settled, following the same move by the state attorneys general announced Monday morning by California AG Rob Bonta. In a statement, the guild acknowledged that it could not go it alone. “We continue to believe the merger will […]
Deadline•Nellie Andreeva21 Sept
Paramount has reached an agreement to settle with 12 states that sued the media conglomerate earlier this year over its planned purchase of Warner Brothers Discovery, the two sides announced on Monday. During a press conference in Los Angeles, California Attorney General Rob Bonta — who led the coalition of state AGs suing to block…
The Hill•Dominick Mastrangelo21 Sept
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has revealed terms of a settlement with Paramount allowing it to acquired Warner Bros. Discovery, but stressed that the agreement is “not a blessing” of the mega-merger. Speaking at a news conference Monday, Bonta detailed a list of items to which Paramount is committed. The list ranges from stepped-up film […]
Deadline•Dade Hayes21 Sept
The primary group mobilizing opposition to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger condemned the state attorneys general settlement of their antitrust lawsuit to block the transaction. Just minutes before California Attorney General Rob Bonta was to appear at a press conference to announce the details of the settlement, the Block the Merger Coalition put out a […]
Deadline•Ted Johnson21 Sept
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is expected to reveal details of the settlement agreement between Paramount and 12 state attorneys general over the pending $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. You can watch the livestream above. The road to a resolution has been fraught. Bonta abruptly canceled a negotiation session with Paramount in late […]
Deadline•Denise Petski21 Sept
Paramount has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California’s Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to closing its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Deadline has confirmed. Details were scant but there will be concessions. The deal should be formally announced later this morning. Deadline hears that Paramount has agreed […]
Deadline•Jillg36621 Sept
On Sunday, settlement talks between Paramount and the state attorneys general that sued to block its Warner Bros. Discovery deal continued — but there was no resolution by the end of the day. But while California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is leading the 12-state coalition’s antitrust litigation, is said to be open to considering […]
Variety•Todd Spangler21 Sept
Mark Ruffalo is begging California not to settle their anti-trust lawsuit with Paramount ... as the studio seeks to take over Warner Bros. Discovery. Tagging in California Attorney General Rob Bonta ... he told the official ... "Don't you dare ...…
TMZ•TMZ Staff20 Sept
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is in “advanced talks” with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that’s holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing anonymous sources. A Paramount spokesperson declined to comment. A rep for Bonta’s office said, “Potential settlement talks are confidential. […]
Variety•Todd Spangler18 Sept
“We, respectfully, didn’t think that the United States DOJ did an adequate review, and we thought we needed to step in to make sure we were protecting consumers,” California AG Rob Bonta said of a lawsuit that’s rocking Hollywood after 12 attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. He was dinging […]
Deadline•Jillg36617 Sept
The California AG spoke on a panel at The Atlantic Festival Thursday, where he addressed the current status of the Paramount antitrust suit.
The Hollywood Reporter•Alex Weprin17 Sept
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Attorney General Rob Bonta were reportedly alerted to an impending exit announcement, though the deadline passed without a formal statement from the studio
Paramount has been threatening to leave California since July, when the state sued to block it from merging with Warner Bros. Discovery. Attorney General Rob Bonta has called it “blackmail” meant to stop him from enforcing antitrust law. But Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, for one, is taking the threat seriously and is trying to […]
Variety•Gmaddaus16 Sept
