California cancels talks with Paramount over Warner Bros merger, NYT reports - Reuters

California cancels talks with Paramount over Warner Bros merger, NYT reports  Reuters

California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions. He is leading a group of 12 states that have sued to block the $111 billion deal.

By Laurel Rosenhall

California calls off meeting with Paramount over WBD takeover, NYT reports - CNN

California calls off meeting with Paramount over WBD takeover, NYT reports  CNN

California AG Rob Bonta cancels Paramount settlement meeting, citing 'lack of good faith'

California AG Rob Bonta was scheduled to meet with Paramount representatives on Monday, he said, but canceled the meeting.

California AG Calls Off Paramount Antitrust Settlement Meeting Alleging Leaks

The scrapped meeting comes on the backdrop of Paramount’s threats to leave California if the case seeking to block the merger goes to trial next year.

By Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff

California Attorney General Cancels Paramount Settlement Talks Over $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Deal, Says He’ll Meet When They ‘Stop Playing Games’

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has canceled planned settlement talks with Paramount over the state’s lawsuit seeking to block David Ellison’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, accusing Paramount of acting in bad faith, according to The New York Times. Bonta is leading a coalition of 12 states in challenging the proposed merger and asking […]

By Elskes

California AG Calls Off Paramount-Warner Bros. Meeting, Accusing Company of “Playing Games”

"Not only did Paramount leak the alleged substance of settlement discussions, but they misrepresented these discussions, demonstrating a lack of good faith," says Rob Bonta.

By Georg Szalai

Bonta Cancels Paramount Settlement Meeting; CA AG Accuses Ellison Of “Playing Games” In WBD Merger Talks

There will be no settlement talks meeting Monday between Paramount and a coalition of state Attorneys General after all. California AG Rob Bonta cancelled the scheduled sit-down late Sunday after reports of an August 21 meeting with the David Ellison-led company oozed out. “Not only did Paramount leak the alleged substance of settlement discussions, but […]

By Dominic Patten