Sony set the selling price for "This is It" movie in behalf of John Branca / MJ Estate and Branca went for Sony's price. John Branca sell out MJ to Sony
Sony email to John Branca : "Apparently Roger Friedman of the Hollywood Reporter has been told that the rights are going for more than 75 m. Can the Estate or Sony refute the story on the record? How would you like to handle?"
https://www.scribd.com/doc/259975835...ime-Sensitive1
John Branca did a price of favor to Sony for Sony to buy the rights of This Is It....John Branca and Sony did not like that the price to sell/buy the rights for "this is it" was not 60M but 75M ....
From: Schlessel, Peter
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 5:43:13 PM
To: Weinstock, Marc; Blake, Jeff; Lynton, Michael; Pascal, Amy
Cc: Weil, Leah
Subject: Fw: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
----- Original Message -----
From: Elzer, Steve
To: Kennedy, Jim; Schlessel, Peter
Sent: Fri Jul 24 14:42:38 2009
Subject: RE: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
they just called me saying they are going with it. let's see how it breaks. apparently the report will say something to the effect that the price went
up when the tv deal went away.. some twisted logic about the tv deal affecting the movie..
-----Original Message-----
From: Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 2:36 PM
To: Elzer, Steve; Schlessel, Peter
Subject: Re: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
I agree. I would not want to deny it on the record. That leads to a game of twenty questions. Not happy they are printing with firm off the record
guidance its not true. That makes them rumor mongers.
----- Original Message -----
From: Elzer, Steve
To: Schlessel, Peter; Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Fri Jul 24 14:03:18 2009
Subject: Re: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
The estate is alledgedly making calls. Just not sure where this is coming from and we have told them off the record what the situation is. Don't
want to do anything that makes a bad situation worse. My vote is to live with the bad report and clean it up when we sign
Steve Elzer
Senior Vice President,
Media Relations
----- Original Message -----
From: Schlessel, Peter
To: Elzer, Steve; Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Fri Jul 24 13:58:20 2009
Subject: Fw: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
I don't know what to advise
----- Original Message -----
From: Schlessel, Peter
To: Lynton, Michael; Pascal, Amy; Steinberg, David; Weil, Leah
Sent: Fri Jul 24 13:48:12 2009
Subject: Fw: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
Is this a bad dream
----- Original Message -----
From: Elzer, Steve
To: 'JohnB@ZiffrenLaw.co m' <JohnB@ZiffrenLaw.co m>; 'james_bates@sitrick .com' <james_bates@sitrick .com>; Schlessel, Peter; Kennedy,
Jim
Sent: Fri Jul 24 13:45:53 2009
Subject: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
Apparently Roger Friedman of the Hollywood Reporter has been told that the rights are going for more than 75 m. Can the Estate or Sony refute
the story on the record? How would you like to handle?
Steve Elzer
Senior Vice President,
Media Relations
Sony email to John Branca : "Apparently Roger Friedman of the Hollywood Reporter has been told that the rights are going for more than 75 m. Can the Estate or Sony refute the story on the record? How would you like to handle?"
https://www.scribd.com/doc/259975835...ime-Sensitive1
John Branca did a price of favor to Sony for Sony to buy the rights of This Is It....John Branca and Sony did not like that the price to sell/buy the rights for "this is it" was not 60M but 75M ....
From: Schlessel, Peter
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 5:43:13 PM
To: Weinstock, Marc; Blake, Jeff; Lynton, Michael; Pascal, Amy
Cc: Weil, Leah
Subject: Fw: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
----- Original Message -----
From: Elzer, Steve
To: Kennedy, Jim; Schlessel, Peter
Sent: Fri Jul 24 14:42:38 2009
Subject: RE: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
they just called me saying they are going with it. let's see how it breaks. apparently the report will say something to the effect that the price went
up when the tv deal went away.. some twisted logic about the tv deal affecting the movie..
-----Original Message-----
From: Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 2:36 PM
To: Elzer, Steve; Schlessel, Peter
Subject: Re: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
I agree. I would not want to deny it on the record. That leads to a game of twenty questions. Not happy they are printing with firm off the record
guidance its not true. That makes them rumor mongers.
----- Original Message -----
From: Elzer, Steve
To: Schlessel, Peter; Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Fri Jul 24 14:03:18 2009
Subject: Re: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
The estate is alledgedly making calls. Just not sure where this is coming from and we have told them off the record what the situation is. Don't
want to do anything that makes a bad situation worse. My vote is to live with the bad report and clean it up when we sign
Steve Elzer
Senior Vice President,
Media Relations
----- Original Message -----
From: Schlessel, Peter
To: Elzer, Steve; Kennedy, Jim
Sent: Fri Jul 24 13:58:20 2009
Subject: Fw: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
I don't know what to advise
----- Original Message -----
From: Schlessel, Peter
To: Lynton, Michael; Pascal, Amy; Steinberg, David; Weil, Leah
Sent: Fri Jul 24 13:48:12 2009
Subject: Fw: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
Is this a bad dream
----- Original Message -----
From: Elzer, Steve
To: 'JohnB@ZiffrenLaw.co m' <JohnB@ZiffrenLaw.co m>; 'james_bates@sitrick .com' <james_bates@sitrick .com>; Schlessel, Peter; Kennedy,
Jim
Sent: Fri Jul 24 13:45:53 2009
Subject: Hollywood reporter - time sensitive
Apparently Roger Friedman of the Hollywood Reporter has been told that the rights are going for more than 75 m. Can the Estate or Sony refute
the story on the record? How would you like to handle?
Steve Elzer
Senior Vice President,
Media Relations
