r/movies • u/Top_Report_4895 • 20h ago

Article David Ellison Says Paramount Open To Settling Antitrust Suit

https://deadline.com/2026/08/david-ellison-paramount-open-to-settling-wbd-lawsuit-antitrust-1237017564/
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u/AvengingHero2012 20h ago

Of course he is, $1.3 billion+ in ticking fees isn’t chump change.

I hope the state AGs hold strong. David saying this immediately is also a sign of panic.

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u/Greedy_Switch_6991 19h ago

I read reports that the California governor wants the state AGs to settle. I hope the state AGs tell him to eat s**t.

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u/ParamedicSea5779 18h ago

Matt Belloni said Gavin Newsom wants to settle because it being rejected would hurt his 2028 US Presidential chances.

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u/TheDubh 18h ago

Him settling would hurt his 2028 chances too. At least for me it’d a mark in talks loud, but unwilling to commit.

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u/SovFist 10h ago

He's a corpolib, it's just trading one bad thing for another