Despite the best legal efforts of the Walt Disney Company, looks like Justin Connolly is going to be working at YouTube.

A LA Superior Court judge this morning pulled the plug on the Bob Iger -run Mouse House’s efforts to hit the pause button on the so-called poaching of the recently departed president of Disney Platform Distribution. Which means Connolly can start putting his family photos on the windowsill of his new office and measuring the drapes at his new big job at the Google -owned platform as global head of media and sports.

“The Ex Parte Application FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER; FOR ISSUANCE OF AN OSC RE: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION filed by Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company on 05/29/2025 is Denied,” wrote Judge James C.

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