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YouTube Fires Back At Disney Over Justin Connolly Breach Of Contract Suit – Update
YouTube fires back at Disney lawsuit, says Mouse wanted to use the executive as a 'pawn.'
The Alphabet-owned streaming video platform went further, saying “Disney made clear that it intends to use Mr. Connolly as a pawn to advance the renegotiation of its license renewal with YouTube.” Which means, after 20 years at the Walt Disney Company in various capacities, and a 2024 inked employment contract, presumed lifer Connolly is now finding his sudden segue to the Google-owned social media and online video sharing platform a bit bumpier than expected. 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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