Eisner Maintains He Did Not Undermine Ovitz

NPR | By Kim Masters

Published November 19, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Michael Eisner continues to testify in the suit by shareholders who contend that Disney board members should be held liable for the costly hiring and firing of Michael Ovitz. As a highly successful Hollywood agent, Disney had high expectations for Ovitz. Instead, a feud of envy and ambition broke out in the executive suite. Hear NPR's Kim Masters.

Kim Masters

Kim Masters covers the business of entertainment for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. She joined NPR in 2003.

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