California Attorney General Rob Bonta walked away from a meeting regarding the Paramount merger last week.
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PivotSep 4, 2026
Multiple outlets, including Reuters and CNN, confirm that Bonta canceled a scheduled Monday meeting with Paramount over the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which matches the claim's core.
What was said
… I, I, I can't say unless there's a settlement, and I don't know why Rob Bonta would settle at this point. He's accusing them of being liars and walked away from a meeting last week. Did and, but you know, you like tomorrow they can settle in seconds, um, but he has the upper hand now with this Meta settlement, which would make them look good, and he, and he's showing that people can settle. …
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Supports. Reuters reports that California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting with Paramount Skydance representatives scheduled for Monday, August 24, to begin settlement talks over the state's lawsuit against the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.[1]
Supports. CNN reports that Bonta called off the meeting after a Wall Street Journal report on the parties' Friday prep session, and quotes him saying Paramount's conduct showed a lack of good faith.[2]
Supports. The San Francisco Chronicle quotes Bonta's statement, 'I have pulled down this meeting,' confirming he walked away from the scheduled meeting with Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison.[3]
Context. The meeting was canceled on August 24, 2026, and the claim's "last week" is loose relative to the September 4 posting date, a peripheral detail that does not affect the core assertion.[1][2][3]
Sources
3 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1California cancels talks with Paramount over Warner Bros dealreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2California AG calls off Paramount settlement talks, accuses company of ‘playing games’ | CNN Businesscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3California AG says Paramount is ‘playing games,' cancels merger talkssfchronicle.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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