Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is sticking by her position that the legality of the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger should be decided in court. The sitting L.A. councilmember reiterated her support for California Attorney General Rob Bonta‘s antitrust suit to block the $111 billion deal in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. “Los Angeles’ film industry is already in crisis. The Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger would deepen it, costing an estimated 4,500 film and television jobs, more than 10,000 jobs regionwide, and billions of dollars in economic activity, according to a new County report,“…
