corporate affairs
BusinessDeadlineSusan Rice Sells Netflix Shares Days Before Joe Biden Chooses Running Mate
Susan Rice, the former national security advisor who is considered a strong contender to be Joe Biden's running mate in the presidential election, has sold shares in Netflix worth $305,323. Her exercising of options was completed on Wednesday, according to an SEC filing late Thursday. Rice has been on the Netflix board since May 2018. […]
EntertainmentDeadlineJudge Judy Says She’ll Eat Contract “On National TV” If It Can Be Produced In New Suit Over CBS’ $95M Purchase Of Syndicated Series’ Library – Update
UPDATED with statement from Judy Sheindlin: Judge Judy is heading back to court, but not in the way the fans of the soon-to-end syndicated series probably assume, and it looks to partially be Les Moonves’ fault. Less than six months after CBS and Rebel Entertainment Partners settled their long-running legal battle over big bucks in missed […]
BusinessDeadlineAbigail Disney Tweetstorm Targets C-Suite “Greed,” Warns “Layoffs Are Coming”
Abigail Disney, granddaughter of Walt Disney Co. co-founder Roy O. Disney, continued her attacks on her namesake company in a fusillade of tweets Thursday warning that "layoffs are coming." The 24-part attack centered on what she called the "greed-is-good" ethos of American corporations, including Disney, a matter of considerably more urgency during COVID-19 and the […]
NewsDeadlineHarvey Weinstein $19M Settlement Quickly Crashes & Burns As Judge Refuses To Approve
UPDATED with statements from New York Attorney General and lawyers: Amid a growing chorus of objections and opposition, a federal judge this morning killed the proposed $19 million settlement for victims of Harvey Weinstein. “Based on my studies of the papers, based on my study of the objection papers, and based on the flaws that […]