California and 11 other US states on Monday sued to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the largest merger in Hollywood history a threat to competition in film and television.

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…