Oregon’s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger
Oregon’s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger
俄勒冈州总检察长撤回推迟派拉蒙与华纳兄弟合并的请求
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents. But according to Deadline and Variety, he’s now dropped his civil investigative demand for the records.
俄勒冈州总检察长丹·雷菲尔德（Dan Rayfield）此前一直要求派拉蒙提供与其收购华纳兄弟探索公司（Warner Bros. Discovery）相关的文档。雷菲尔德还曾请求州巡回法院法官将该交易的完成时间推迟 60 天，以便其办公室能够审查这些文件。但据《Deadline》和《Variety》报道，他目前已撤回了对这些记录的民事调查要求。
Obviously, Paramount is pleased with Rayfield’s decision to withdraw his request, but the AG’s office isn’t exactly satisfied with the outcome.
显然，派拉蒙对雷菲尔德撤回请求的决定感到满意，但总检察长办公室对这一结果并不完全认可。
Jenny Hansson, communications director for Rayfield, told Deadline that, “Paramount made it clear that they weren’t going to comply with the investigative demand, and that they think they’re above the law. We’re not going to let them waste Oregonians’ resources on these games. We’ve withdrawn the motion to consider our next steps.”
雷菲尔德的通讯主管珍妮·汉森（Jenny Hansson）告诉《Deadline》：“派拉蒙明确表示他们不会遵守调查要求，并认为自己凌驾于法律之上。我们不会让他们在这些博弈中浪费俄勒冈州人民的资源。我们已经撤回了动议，以便考虑下一步行动。”
Rayfield specifically was interested in documents relating to Paramount’s lobbying efforts, which were codenamed “Project Warrior.” Paramount is run by David and Larry Ellison, major supporters of Donald Trump who enjoy a cozy relationship with the White House. The President went out of his way during the proceeding to say that Netflix, Paramount’s primary rival for Warner Bros. Discovery, would “pay the consequences” if it didn’t remove Trump critic Susan Rice from its board.
雷菲尔德特别关注与派拉蒙游说工作相关的文件，该项目代号为“勇士计划”（Project Warrior）。派拉蒙由大卫·埃里森（David Ellison）和拉里·埃里森（Larry Ellison）掌舵，他们是唐纳德·特朗普的主要支持者，与白宫关系密切。在交易进行期间，总统甚至特意表示，如果 Netflix（派拉蒙在竞购华纳兄弟探索公司时的主要竞争对手）不将其董事会成员、特朗普的批评者苏珊·赖斯（Susan Rice）除名，就将“承担后果”。
While Oregon’s efforts to stop the merger have stalled, others, including California, New York, and even the UK, are considering moves to block the deal on antitrust grounds. Hollywood has also spoken out in opposition to the merger.
尽管俄勒冈州阻止此次合并的努力陷入停滞，但包括加利福尼亚州、纽约州甚至英国在内的其他地区，正考虑以反垄断为由阻止该交易。好莱坞也已公开表示反对此次合并。