{"id":2154108,"date":"2026-09-20T14:35:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2154108"},"modified":"2026-09-20T14:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T11:35:03","slug":"mark-ruffalo-makes-impassioned-plea-to-california-ag-not-to-settle-paramount-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2154108","title":{"rendered":"Mark Ruffalo Makes Impassioned Plea to California AG Not to Settle Paramount Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/09\/16by9\/2026\/09\/20\/0961fdd763834014aff3e54e4887a6f0_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Mark Ruffalo Makes Impassioned Plea to California AG Not to Settle Paramount Suit<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Mark Ruffalo to California AG<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Don&#8217;t You Dare Settle With Paramount!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-20T07:35:03-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 20, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:35 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-2a806989915aa0327bbf8edf40a2a56b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260920_0961fdd763834014aff3e54e4887a6f0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b1a484e6-19a0-46bd-a63c-d73bf1610148\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/09\/4by3\/2026\/09\/20\/0961fdd763834014aff3e54e4887a6f0_md.jpg\" alt=\"Mark-Ruffalo-Rob-Bonta-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-afa4e1bdde7a1c2f052f25c90ce56010\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mark-ruffalo\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mark Ruffalo<\/strong><\/a> is begging California not to settle their anti-trust lawsuit with Paramount &#8230; as the studio seeks to take over Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3d3a08312950903f7067b0f9c55f3ab8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tagging in California Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rob-bonta\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Rob Bonta<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; he told the official &#8230; &#8220;Don&#8217;t you dare &#8230; do not cave. 5,670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c21649741b8a4e64da226ade56d36747\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_603bf24159194d199717dbdd336ae0b1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b1a484e6-19a0-46bd-a63c-d73bf1610148\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/603bf24159194d199717dbdd336ae0b1_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-paramount-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d27aee83a2c39b0e3797fc6543318652\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Mark said that Bonta&#8217;s constituents would &#8220;be hurt if you let this lousy deal filled with empty promises go forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ad432b1d7f3c470df319d0818d0a6264\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The negotiations between California state and local L.A. officials and Paramount have gone back and forth &#8230; with no resolution so far.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cf4b0cd98a1c377ffd9c909b66c2f6d3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_c9d916f4153f4ed39613657bbcca771b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b1a484e6-19a0-46bd-a63c-d73bf1610148\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c9\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/c9d916f4153f4ed39613657bbcca771b_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-paramount-pictures-studio-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fb4e027b17d47ffe3c7731a0eb658099\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/16\/paramount-is-about-to-leave-california\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>broke the story<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; internal discussions in the Los Angeles Mayor&#8217;s Office and the California Attorney General&#8217;s Office were told Paramount would announce it was leaving California Tuesday, but the announcement has yet to come.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a3bbc453313f4bbbef66c4601e454d5e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As you know &#8230; the studio is threatening to say goodbye to the state for good after Bonta brought on a lawsuit against Paramount trying to stop their Warner Bros. merger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/20\/mark-ruffalo-asks-rob-bonta-not-to-settle-paramount-suit\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b1a484e6-19a0-46bd-a63c-d73bf1610148\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/20\/mark-ruffalo-asks-rob-bonta-not-to-settle-paramount-suit\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b1a484e6-19a0-46bd-a63c-d73bf1610148\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/19\/gavin-newsom-dinner-with-major-movie-stars-at-nobu\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:b1a484e6-19a0-46bd-a63c-d73bf1610148\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/19\/7b0db140e7644802bbf52ef2ca2f68b3_xs.jpg\" alt=\"Leonardo-DiCaprio,-Robert-De-Niro,-Tobey-Maguire-Have-Nobu-Dinner-with-Gov.-Newsom-backgrid-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Gov. 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