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TIL the co-founder of Dreamworks Animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg, was fired from Disney even though he’s mostly responsible for the studios revival in the early 90’s. Katzenberg sued for $90 million, but received $270 million because Disney wouldn’t settle.

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