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迪士尼股东要求对金梅尔停播事件保持透明
摘要
华特迪士尼公司的股东对深夜主持人吉米·金梅尔的停播表示关切，质疑董事会是否履行了受托责任，并寻求对决策过程的澄清。
华特迪士尼公司的股东对近期深夜主持人吉米·金梅尔的停播事件表达了担忧。在致首席执行官鲍勃·伊格的一封信中，代表美国教师联合会（AFT）、美国劳联-产联（AFL-CIO）及无国界记者组织的律师质疑董事会及高管是否将政治或关联方考虑置于公司及其股东的最大利益之上。
信中指出，董事会及高管可能因将不当考虑置于公司及股东最大利益之上，而违反了其受托责任。信中还表明，AFT和无国界记者组织正在评估董事会是否能够公正地考虑采取行动的要求，包括在受托责任未被妥善履行的情况下，可能代表迪士尼提起衍生诉讼。
据报道，金梅尔的节目《吉米·金梅尔直播秀》被停播后，迪士尼股价大幅下跌，损失达40亿美元。信中将这一跌幅归因于突然决定停播金梅尔节目，这似乎是对联邦通信委员会主席布伦丹·卡尔的威胁以及由Nexstar传媒集团和辛克莱广播集团拥有的ABC分支拒绝播出该节目的行动的回应。
信中设定了五个工作日的回复期限，表示若迪士尼未能遵守，可能会采取法律行动，强制其提供相关文件和通讯记录。信中还强调了保存所有相关文件和通讯的重要性。
迪士尼尚未对该信的置评请求作出回应。代表股东的律师罗伯塔·卡普兰强调言论自由的重要性，指出政府不应威胁惩罚个人言论，大型媒体公司也不应屈服于违宪的威胁或勒索。
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