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North Carolina AG says US DOJ cut 'backroom deal' with Live Nation, Ticketmaster

( March 10, 2026, 16:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: North Carolina Attorney General Jell Jackson said in posts to X that the US Department of Justice "cut a backroom deal" with Live Nation and Ticketmaster to resolve the agency's monopolization claims. Jackson said that the settlement "is terrible," and that states suing the companies will not be signing it. "Your deal is terrible. You negotiated it behind closed doors because you knew we would object, and even your lead attorney in the courtroom didn't know about it until it was finished, which means that deal wasn't made in the courtroom. It was made in D.C.," Jackson said in a video statement attached to his post. X posts and a transcript of an online video statement follow below:...

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