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The Mouse Roars: Disney Tries To Derail Justin Connolly’s New YouTube Gig With Breach Of Contract Suit
Corporate poaching never goes over well with Disney & even less so when they lose a key exec like Justin Connolly to the likes of the ever dominating YouTube
Disney/Getty Images Corporate poaching never goes over well with Disney& even less so when they lose a key exec like Justin Connolly to the likes of the ever dominating YouTube Which means, after 20 years at the Walt Disney Company in various capacities, and a 2024 inked new employment contract, presumed lifer Connolly is finding his sudden segue to the Google-owned social media and online video sharing platform a bit bumpier than expected. In a short but sharp breach of contract suit filed Wednesday in LA Superior Court, the House of Mouse want the courts to stop their up until recently president of Disney Platform Distribution from being able to start his newly created gig as YouTube’s global head of media and sports. In this C-suite game of executive chairs, Connolly exited his Disney post after two decades last Friday, just as the company, as it makes clear in its BOC suit, was nearing a consequential series of negotiations.
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