So, when California’s attorney general, 11 other state attorneys general and, a day later, the Writers Guild of America sued to stop the deal, I stayed quiet. The states claim this deal will give one company too much influence over theatrical releases and cable operators, while the W.G.A. Trust can’t be argued back, but it can be earned back — story by story, day by day. The Paramount-Warner deal began with the movies. The post David Ellison: Let’s Set the Record Straight on the Paramount-Warner Deal appeared first on New York Times.