The Writers Guild of America has filed a lawsuit to block Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, claiming the merger would jeopardize writers' livelihoods. The guild stated that the deal threatens the economic and creative health of the American entertainment industry.
The acquisition, cited at both $110 billion and $81 billion, is being challenged by various groups. The Writers Guild of America is the latest entity to move against the proposed merger.
This legal action follows a lawsuit filed one day prior by California and eleven other Democratic-led states. Those states are seeking to stop the merger on antitrust grounds.