Paramount Skydance is demanding California and other US states suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. put up $1.9 billion to cover fees the company will have to pay if the deal gets delayed, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
The audacious bid is the latest step in an increasingly high-stakes row pitting the media giant against a coalition of liberal states who say the attempt to swallow a historic studio will be bad for filmmakers and bad for moviegoers.
Paramount, which is run by David Ellison, whose ultra-wealthy family is a close ally of US President Donald Trump, launched a $110 billion bid for control of a stable of assets that…
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