Paramount and California AG Bonta Reportedly in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Settle Antitrust Suit

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is successful “advanced talks” with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settee 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 bureau said, “Potential colony talks are confidential. […]