Gavin Newsom Wants State AGs to Settle Merger Lawsuit With Paramount, but Only for the 'Best Deal'

California Gov. Gavin Newson said Friday that he wants State Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle his lawsuit against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger out of court, but only for "the best deal." "Earlier this week, you heard the attorney general himself say he'd prefer this settled in the boardroom, not the courtroom, so I think there's some universal sentiment there, if that's possible," Newsom said at a San Francisco press conference. "The question is: Is that possible? And what's the best deal? That has to be worked through and that's a process that's . . .