VARIETY —
…but L.A. Mayor Taking It Seriously
By Gene Maddaus
Paramount has been threatening to leave California since July, when the state sued to block it from merging with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Attorney General Rob Bonta has called it “blackmail” meant to stop him from enforcing antitrust law. But Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, for one, is taking the threat seriously and is trying to do whatever she can to persuade the company to stay.
