{
  "id": 582794,
  "title": "California Attorney General Slams David Ellison’s Plan to Pull Paramount Out of the State as ‘Blackmail’ Attempt That ‘Won’t Work’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/california-attorney-general-slams-david-ellisons-plan-to-pull",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:24:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/california-attorney-general-bonta-david-ellison-paramount-blackmail-attempt-1236832141/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California who is leading a 12-state coalition’s lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, responded to David Ellison’s threat to pull Paramount out of the state unless Bonta agrees to settlement talks. “In a span of weeks, Paramount agreed to halt the merger until a court […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}