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.

Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/global/california-ag-bonta-cancels-paramount-settlement-talks-1236841379/)

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