The WGA Denounces Paramount’s Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.

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When news broke that Netflix had clinched an $83 billion deal to buy Warner Bros., the Writers Guild of America was among the first organizations to say the merger “must be blocked,” as did other unions that denounced the latest Hollywood mega-merger. Since that initial statement, the ground has shifted again, with the David Ellison–led Paramount launching a hostile takeover bid for the company — and the WGA is coming out against that possibility as well, Vulture has learned.