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Mickey Ain’t Mice: Disney Pulls Up on YouTube for Stealing the Ops
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MICKEY AIN’T MICE: Disney Pulls Up on YouTube for Stealing the Ops
In a plot twist straight outta a corporate telenovela, Disney just hit YouTube with the ultimate cease and desist vibes. Why? ‘Cause YouTube — aka Google’s chaotic little sibling — yoinked one of Disney’s top ops: Justin Connolly, the dude who basically had Mickey’s whole war map in his brain.
Homie wasn’t just any suit — he was the President of Platform Distribution, aka the guy who knew everything about Disney’s bag, deals, strategies, and future plays. Right before he dipped, he was even handling licensing talks with YouTube. And now? Bro’s the new head of sports/media… at YouTube. Suspicious? Mickey thinks so too.
Disney’s lawyers pulled up like:
“Your Honor, this is not just job-hopping. This is high-level intel robbery with a side of breach of contract.”
They basically told the court:
“Justin’s got the whole playbook. We’re tryna launch our ESPN streaming beast, YouTube’s out here copping NFL rights — it’s not giving fair play.”
So now Disney’s suing to block him from even working at YouTube, and they want the court to ice out anything that smells like leaked secrets. No cap, this could change the way execs hop jobs in the whole industry.
While Mickey’s loading legal papers like Infinity Stones, the rest of the media world’s eating popcorn watching two titans throw hands over a power move that might decide the future of sports streaming.
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