Charity -- To Be Named By Disney -- Will Be Fahrenheit Winner

[russian33]

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#1

The biggest victor in the box-office bonanza being generated by Fahrenheit 911 will likely be a charity to be selected by the Walt Disney Co., the Wall Street Journal observed today (Wednesday). After Disney refused to allow Miramax to distribute the film and Michael Moore accused Disney of censorship, discussions between Miramax founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein and Disney Chairman Michael Eisner, in the words of the Journal, "took on the stern parent-naughty child tone that has characterized many moments between the parties over the years." Disney, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter, decided to "punish" the Weinsteins by limiting the extent to which the could benefit from the movie by insisting that 60 percent of the net profit go to charity. A Disney spokeswoman said that the charity has not yet been selected.

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Hey Andrea, is that why Katie Couric was playing around when the entire world was reporting on Saddam's trial?

[meegbear]

1. I didn't know the RNC was a charity?

Who knew? :shrug:

[bryant69]

3. That'd be wilde if they did that

Or picked some right wing "non-Partisan" group to support. Oh well, you can't expect much from Disney these days.

Bryant
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[Sagan]

2. As a Disney stockholder...

This pisses me off to no end.

[girl gone mad]

4. A case of..

biased reporting?

Disney, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter, decided to "punish" the Weinsteins by limiting the extent to which the could benefit from the movie by insisting that 60 percent of the net profit go to charity.

I'm sure the Weinstein's feel just terrible that 60% of the profits are going to charity </sarcasm>. Disney decided to punish themselves, if you ask me.