ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general against media giant Paramount-Skydance acquiring fellow media giant Warner-Discovery. Among other objections, the attorneys general claim the proposed $110 billion deal would put the news network CNN under the rhumb of Trump-friendly media baron Larry Ellison (no relation). Trump, who despises CNN, has endorsed the merger. The 12-state lawsuit was filed in federal curt San Francisco. The proposed deal would combine two of Hollywood’s five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable companies. This, the states argue, would stifle competition and undermine the media diversity hat’s essential to the public good.
