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Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 18, 2010

Disney CEO Takes Hot Seat in Trial

Robert Iger, the president and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Co., took the witness stand Wednesday in a courtroom dispute over profit-sharing from the hit show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - Robert Iger, the president and chief executive officer of the Walt Disney Co., took the witness stand Wednesday in a courtroom dispute over profit-sharing from the hit show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," acknowledging executives were ecstatic over the show's success while facing tough questions about why the company didn't share profits from the show with its crea...

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