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California AG Rob Bonta cancels Paramount-WBD merger settlement talks over leak accusation

9/8/2026

Seven million dollars per day, the contracted penalty Paramount owes Warner Bros.

Discovery shareholders for each day the transaction closes after September 30 according to Variety, is the run-rate exposure accruing as California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled Monday's planned settlement meeting Sunday evening.

Bonta accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting the substance of a Friday negotiating session, saying the company had demonstrated a lack of good faith.

"As soon as Paramount stops playing games and engages sincerely, my office is happy to meet again," Bonta said in a statement to the New York Times.

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