AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Ruffalo pressures California AG to reject Paramount merger settlement as $7 million daily fee looms
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold […] The post Ruffalo pressures California AG to reject Paramount merger settlement as $7 million daily fee looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Actor Mark Ruffalo is leading a public pressure campaign to stop California Attorney General Rob Bonta from settling an antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, even as the studio threatens to leave the state entirely. Ruffalo posted on X this week, tagging Bonta directly and urging him to hold firm against a deal the actor called filled with "empty promises." The post came as Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general entered advanced settlement talks with Paramount CEO David Ellison over the pending merger, which would combine two of Hollywood's largest entertainment companies under one roof. The fight pits Hollywood's progressive activist class against a Democratic attorney…Open