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LA County Joins States to Block Paramount-Warner Merger | Irvine News
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Los Angeles County is joining twelve states in a fierce legal battle to block the $81 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning that the deal could slash 2,500 local entertainment jobs—with up to 6,000 globally—and cripple Hollywood’s economy. County supervisors unanimously filed a friend-of-the-court brief backed by a commissioned report, as a district judge has paused the merger for 14 days, offering a critical window to stop it. While Paramount argues the merger will create a stronger rival to tech giants and the DOJ has already greenlit it, L.A. County insists the future of Southern California’s film industry—and the livelihoods of tens of thousands—hangs in the balance.
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