In a purely Made In Hollywood irony, one arm of the California government is helping Paramount’s MAGA backed and legally challenged $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery as the state’s Attorney General leads an antitrust lawsuit to shut David Ellison’s big dream down.
Source: [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/08/california-tv-tax-credit-clueless-viola-david-series-1237030142/)