A group of Paramount subscribers and viewers files an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to block or pause the planned merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The petition asks the court to stop the transaction at least temporarily, arguing the deal should not proceed while the legal challenge is pending.
The filing comes as the merger is scheduled to close on Tuesday, and the petitioners describe their request as a last-minute effort. Deadline reports the petition is filed Monday by named plaintiffs Pamela Faust, Len Marazzo, Lisa McCarthy, Deborah Rubinsohn, and Gary Talewsky, who say the court should consider their case before the merger completes. The Hollywood Reporter similarly frames the move as a longshot attempt to prevent the merger from going through until the Supreme Court addresses the challenge.
