David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance asked the judge overseeing the antitrust lawsuits filed by 12 states and the WGA to force the plaintiffs to pony up a whopping $1. 88 billion bond to cover the company’s losses related to the delay in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-requests-1-9-billion-bond-state-lawsuit-warner-bros-merger-1236836420/)