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WGA and 12 States Sue to Block $81B Paramount Merger

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The legal assault on Paramount's mega-merger intensified this week. The Writers Guild of America became the latest challenger, filing a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the $81 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery on the grounds that it would harm movie and television writers across the US. The WGA suit follows a Monday filing by a coalition of 12 states, led by California's attorney general, that similarly seeks to halt the transaction. The convergence of labor and state-level opposition signals growing resistance to a deal that would reshape the Hollywood landscape, consolidating two of the world's largest entertainment conglomerates.

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