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Speilberg & Paramount Head for Divorce

Unhappy DreamWorks director will likely seek new backer

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 21, 2007 3:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – A split between the DreamWorks braintrust and Paramount appears inevitable amid reports that director Steven Spielberg and partner David Geffen will seek new backers as soon as they're free to do so. The duo have been upset almost from the moment they sold Dreamworks to... Read full story »

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