{
  "id": 8580180,
  "title": "Mark Ruffalo Tells Rob Bonta ‘Don’t You Dare’ Settle the Antitrust Lawsuit Against Paramount: ‘Do Not Cave’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/mark-ruffalo-tells-rob-bonta-dont-you-dare-settle-the-antitrust",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T01:24:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/mark-ruffalo-rob-bonta-dont-settle-lawsuit-paramount-1236869774/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mark Ruffalo is encouraging California attorney general Rob Bonta and his coalition of 11 other state AGs not to settle their lawsuit against Paramount Skydance and keep David Ellison from acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery. “Don’t you dare, [Rob Bonta], do not cave,” Ruffalo wrote on X. “5,670 filmmakers put their necks on the line for […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Elizabeth Warren Says it Would be a ‘Massive Mistake’ for Rob Bonta to Settle Lawsuit With Paramount as Trump Bans CNN from White House: ‘This Is a Dangerous Merger’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/elizabeth-warren-says-it-would-be-a-massive-mistake-for-rob-bonta-to",
        "published": "2026-09-19T20:10:30.000Z"
      }
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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."
}