Paramount CEO David Ellison has told the company's top executives that he will start moving the company out of California on Oct. 1 unless the state's attorney general agrees to negotiate a settlement in the antitrust lawsuit challenging Paramount's planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Ellison made the remarks at a meeting last week, according to reports. The lawsuit, filed by 12 states, seeks to block the merger. Ellison is eager to reach a swift resolution in the case, and the threat to leave California appears aimed at gaining leverage in the dispute. Attorney General Rob Bonta has not yet responded publicly.