Why Gavin Newsom has stayed deafeningly silent over California AG’s lawsuit to block Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
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Key Points:
- California Governor Gavin Newsom has remained publicly silent on Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, despite his attorney general leading a lawsuit that has paused the merger.
- Sources indicate Newsom’s silence is strategic, as he is not fully opposed to the deal and is cautious about engaging in what he sees as a potentially losing legal battle.
- Newsom’s complex political calculations include his upcoming presidential ambitions, his selective use of political capital, and his nuanced relationship with the Ellison family, key financiers of the merger.
- The potential relocation of Paramount Skydance out of California and the upcoming billionaire’s tax ballot measure add further layers to Newsom’s cautious stance on the merger.
- While many Hollywood figures and political leaders have publicly opposed the merger, Newsom is deliberately staying on the sidelines until the situation becomes clearer.
