Paramount CEO threatens California exit

David Ellison reportedly told California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' offices that Paramount would move out of California imminently.

Bonta calls Ellison's bluff

California Attorney General Rob Bonta says Ellison is acting a little crazy despite his threat to pull Paramount out of California.

Settlement talks scheduled

Paramount and California officials are set to hold court-supervised settlement talks on October 14 and 15.

Bass vows to keep Hollywood jobs

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says she will fight to keep Paramount in California to protect Hollywood jobs and workers.

“I will continue to engage with Paramount, Attorney General Bonta, and entertainment leaders to keep jobs in LA. This industry was built here. Its workers are here. I’m going to fight like hell to keep it here.”

Schwarzenegger suggested as solution

A showbiz pro joked that former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger should resolve the Paramount-LA conflict.

“You know the perfect person who should be in power in this situation? Arnold Schwarzenegger. He’s the former governor, he’s a movie star.”

Bonta demands structural changes

California Attorney General Rob Bonta wants Paramount and Warner Bros. to stay independent and competitive for a period of time.

Paramount seeks new home

Paramount CEO David Ellison has discussed moving the studio to Tennessee or Texas for months.

Ellison’s family history of moves

Larry Ellison moved Oracle’s corporate base from Silicon Valley to Texas and later to Nashville.