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Paramount CEO Threatens California Exit Over Merger Lawsuit

Published 11 August 2026

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has threatened to begin relocating the company out of California as early as October 1 if state Attorney General Rob Bonta does not agree to negotiate a settlement in the antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount's proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

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