# Paramount Requests States and WGA Be Required to Post $1.9 Billion Bond to Cover Financial Losses While Warner Bros. Merger Is Stuck on Hold Pending Trial

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-18 01:07 UTC · Category: Entertainment

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