Ruffalo Urges Bonta: Don't Settle Paramount-WBD Suit — SkimNews
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- Mark Ruffalo posted on X telling California AG Rob Bonta, "Don't you dare, do not cave," urging him not to settle the antitrust case against Paramount Skydance
- Rob Bonta is leading the lawsuit alongside a coalition of 11 other state attorneys general
- The suit targets David Ellison's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery through the Paramount Skydance deal
- Ruffalo's post referenced "5,670 filmma..." — a figure cut off in the source, apparently tied to the number of filmmakers backing opposition to the merger
Why it matters: The 12-state AG coalition's choice between settling and continuing litigation will determine whether David Ellison's Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery proceeds to a courtroom challenge or secures regulatory clearance. Celebrity amplification raises the political cost of dropping the case but doesn't alter its legal merits or the AGs' resource calculus.
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