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    The Business

    Hollywood news banter

    CBS employees had some tough questions for interim CEO Joe Iannello at a recent town hall. Did he have answers? Well, sort of.

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    By Kim Masters • Jan 18, 2019 • 1 min read

    • CBS employees had some tough questions for interim CEO Joe Iannello at a recent town hall. Did he have answers? Well, sort of.

    • Les Moonves is still trying to get that $120 million severance package.

    • In other town hall news, Steven Spielberg went to Puerto Rico to talk to people about his ‘West Side Story’ remake. Turns out, 1950’s lyrics don’t fly so well today.

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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    The full episode

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    Nadine Labaki on her Oscar-shortlisted film ‘Capernaum’
    1. 1:08Hollywood news banterYou’re reading this
    2. 9:16Director Nadine Labaki on ‘Capernaum’
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