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Disney Hit With Legal Salvo From Shareholders Over Jimmy Kimmel Suspension (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

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[–] tonytins@pawb.social 83 points 9 months ago (2 children)

In a statement, Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for the shareholders who represented E. Jean Carroll in sexual abuse and defamation lawsuits against Trump, said large media companies “should not succumb to unconstitutional threats or blackmail.” She added, “ABC was the network to run the series Schoolhouse Rock more than fifty years ago. Its leadership should pay attention to the important lessons it taught.”

Never thought I'd be on agreeing with shareholders.

[–] infinite_goop@lemmy.world 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What about agreeing with a friend?

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Aye! I could do that... For money!

[–] hakase@lemmy.zip 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That started as Gimli in my head but ended up as Mr. Krabs.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Or the alien in Rick and Morty episode that committed suicide

Edit: not the same one

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Different alien.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago

Ah shit well people got what I was trying to reference anyway 😅

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Everyone can hold shares. Some shares are like <2€ per piece. It's a group far too big to have a distinct characteristic.

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

riiight, no distinct characteristic...

thats why the top five share holders (23% altogether) are investment banks and capital management funds.

totally nothing distinct going on

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think the person you're replying to meant there's no distinct characteristic for all shareholders.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yeah, i think the only thing one can say with certainty is that they own shares.

did they buy them to get a vote in company decisions? did they buy them to get dividends? did they buy to later sell them for more? who knows.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Lol you and I are probably part of those top 5.

There's a reason those companies are measured by "Assets Under Management". It's not their own assets.