NEW YORK (AP) — Twelve states challenged Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood

The deal already cleared federal regulators, but now faces a challenge from a coalition of 12 states.

A group of Democratic states is challenging Trump’s Department of Justice to block Paramount’s takeover.

California and eleven states are suing to block Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. They allege the deal would lessen competition in film distribution and cable…