Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference?

Home Biz News May 8, 2026 2:14pm PT Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference? By Todd Spangler Plus Icon Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor xpangler Latest Opposition Mounts to Paramount-WBD Merger. Will It Make a Difference? 15 minutes ago OnlyFans Valued at $3.15 Billion in Deal to Sell Minority Stake to Architect Capital 5 hours ago Sony Pictures Entertainment Revenue Flat for Fiscal Year 2025 at $9.9 Billion, Profit Takes Hit From Shutdown of Pixomondo VFX Division 18 hours ago See All Alisa Gao for Variety There’s a lot of sound and fury against David Ellison’s pending $111 billion megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery. But what changes to the current terms of the pact will it signify — if any? Mark Ruffalo claimed in a New York Times op-ed this week Hollywood stars are afraid of signing a letter against the deal (which now has nearly 5,000 signatories) out of fear of being blacklisted. House Democrats are urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta to “closely scrutinize” the deal. Related Stories Tucker Carlson Apologizes for 'Misleading People' About Donald Trump: I Will Be 'Tormented by It for a Long Time'