Talk:Michael Ovitz

message: Should there be mention of Disney suing over his severance package? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.180.93.150 (talk) 16:02, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Mention of Trial? 

message: Right now the article treats major events and aspects of Ovitz's career with only the scantest detail and only in ways that paint him favorably. We need to flesh this out much more fully. In what way is it a violation of BLP to note that while the sale of AMG was for $12 million that Ovitz himself affirmed the deal represented a loss of at least $100 million?  Also, on his way out there was a great of public acrimony around Ovitz vis a vis David Geffen, something covered in several articles and books.  This should also be present. There's also no mention of his fuller role in the Sony purchase in '89 before Jon Peters and Peter Guber ultimately took over  This article only covers the scantest details right now, avoiding anything that limns its subject in a less than adulatory light. It should be a full representation of his career and life, not a highlight list of particular events that show him only in the best life (e.g., framing a sale as $12 million of revenue rather than $100 million in loss).  We need to work all of this into the entry.  ThtrWrtr (talk) 22:53, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article in general 

message: Something smells about this Wikipeida article - to wit, the ever-so-brief mention of his downfall when he attempted to create AMG.  There is the briefest of mentions when the bio mentions the Vanity Fair article.  But why are the specifics - and the quotes - not in this article.  Didn't Ovitz blame his downfall on a homosexual plot against him by powerful gay Hollywood moguls???  And didn't Barry Diller, when confronted with what Ovitz said, didn't Diller say something along the lines of, "Really????  Did he REALLY say that????  WOW".  Why is this not in this Wikipedia bio entry.  It's one of Ovitz's career-turning points and a defining point that follows him to this day.  This Wiki bio is a sham without this.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.154.22.190 (talk) 05:05, 13 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I am guessing the view is pretty nice from the cheap seats, anon. Instead of complaining about how the world is all unfair and Wikipedia is a sham, why not roll up your sleeves and actually fix the article. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 16:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Something smells about this Wikipedia bio

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message: Huffington Post reported in 2010 that Michael Ovitz divorced his wife Judy Reich but there is no mention on his Wikipedia page. Cyberbytli (talk) 23:54, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Divorce?