Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 Billio

Title: Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 Billio

Published: Tue, 1 Sep 2009

Description: (NECN/ABC) - Mickey and Minny meet "Spidey" and "Iron Man". Walt Disney Company has announced a $4-billion deal to buy Marvel Entertainment. The deal adds "Iron Man", "Spiderman", "The Incredib...

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" Mickey and -- fighting an Iron Man the Walt Disney company has announced a four billion dollar deal to buy Marvel Entertainment. The deal adds Iron Man Spiderman the incredible hauled in about 5000 other superheroes boys love to the Disney stable. The biggest media deal of the year. Former miss California USA -- John is also looking for a big payday. John is suing pageant officials for libel slander and religious discrimination. -- homes who was fired in June by pageant officials. Who claimed she missed a scheduled appearances not long after she voiced her opposition to same sex marriages -- he's just. Still talking money here this time for charity JC is planning the September 11 benefit concert up with a New York police and fire widows and children's benefit on this show could bring as much as a million dollars. Finally Paula Abdul says leading American Idol wasn't just about a paycheck she tells People Magazine it was about principle. She's hoping she'll get a rolled to function as soon. That's what's happening in Hollywood read -- ABC news."

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