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| Subject: The dickhead George Clooney accuses activist hedge fund manager Dan Loeb of manipulating film market Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:27 am | |
| George Clooney has slammed billionaire US hedge fund manager Dan Loeb for being a profiteering "carpetbagger" who "knows nothing" about the film industry in protest at the financier's campaign to have Sony spin off its entertainment arm.
Mr Clooney said Mr Loeb was trying to manipulate the film market. "He calls himself an activist investor, and I would call him a carpetbagger, and one who is trying to spread a climate of fear that pushes studios to want to make only tent poles," Mr Clooney said, referring to high-profile, big budget films.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/george-clooney-accuses-activist-dan-loeb-of-manipulating-film-market-20130805-2r8fy.html#ixzz2bADhqkuP |
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