“This type of behavior is precisely why the merger should be blocked.” Popular on VarietyThe WGA, along with Bonta and his coalition of 12 states, is suing to block the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger. Filed jointly with the WGA West and East branches, the guild’s suit claims the merger violates antitrust law and would inflict irreparable harm on industry scribes. It didn’t work the first time — on the eve of our July lawsuit — and it won’t work this time.” “Great news organizations like CNN and CBS News are here to tell it straight down the middle,” Ellison wrote.