They have a deal. After days of marathon negotiations, Paramount Skydance and the state attorneys general have settled the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit over the $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, according to multiple reports. The agreement is expected to be announced later Monday (on Yom Kippur, no less). But it also clears Paramount to close the deal, which had a so-called $7 million-per-day ticking fee set to begin Oct. 1. The settlement allows the studio to avoid paying those costs assuming it can close in the next 10 days or so. The agreement comes after months of what has been a bitter and public back and forth, with…
