The lawsuit claims that the Ellisons illegally promised to overhaul CNN as the administration looks to reshape media. The complaint follows a coalition of state attorneys general, the Writers Guild of America and Paramount+ subscribers filing lawsuits against the studio.

California is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios…

David Ellison's confidants are said to be urging him to relocate his corporate headquarters out of the state.