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12 AGs Sue Paramount; Tennessee Urges Move.

7/15/2026

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  • A coalition of 12 state attorneys general led by California sued Paramount to stop its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeover.
  • Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee Deputy Governor, wrote to Paramount CEO David Ellison on July 2 urging relocation of its headquarters to Tennessee.
  • Paramount offered 30 films per year with a 45-day theatrical window, a proposal that California rejected.
  • The studio spends $30 billion on productions, with Matlock, NCIS and Tracker filming in Tennessee.