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TOLDJA! Tutor Confirms David Bergstein Won’t Have Role In New Miramax

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Monday July 12, 2010 @ 8:49pm PDTTags: Colony Capital, David Bergstein, David Bergstein Financier, Disney, Disney Miramax, Miramax Colony Capital, Ron Tutor, Ron Tutor Colony Capital, The Hollywood Reporter, Trades, Variety

Back on July 7th and again on July 8th, I was first to report that the notorious film financier David Bergstein “was being pushed aside” and would have no role in Miramax once it was purchased from Disney by construction magnate Ron Tutor and Santa Monica-based Colony Capital. (I wrote: “As for the notorious film financier David Bergstein, I’ve learned his role is over as soon as the deal is finished. ‘He gets paid for packaging the deal and consulting on the transaction. Then that’s it,’ an insider tells me.”) On Sunday, Tutor confirmed my reporting in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. But I’m bewildered why the trade tried to claim he “unleashed a bombshell” that there will be no role in Miramax for his pal Bergstein. How utterly classless of The Hollywood Reporter — and Alex Ben Block, who knows better – not to give Deadline credit. Then again, THR and Variety, too, steal so much content from Deadline without credit on an almost daily basis, it’s clear the trades have no shame anymore.

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Miramax Deal “95%” Done: Only “Couple” Of Deal Terms And Timing Issues Remaining

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Thursday July 8, 2010 @ 5:37pm PDTTags: Colony Capital, Colony Capital Finance, David Bergstein Financier, Disney, Miramax, Miramax Colony Capital, Miramax Deal, Miramax Disney, Miramax Negotiations, Morgan Creek James Robinson, Richard Nanula, Ron Tutor, The Weinstein Co Finance

UPDATES Former Disney CFO Richard Nanula Now Leading Ron Tutor’s Miramax Negotiations; Deal Could Close In A Week

miramax_logo_blackI couldn’t agree more with a  Disney insider who … Read More »

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David Bergstein Seeks Protective Custody Against Bankruptcy Trustee Scrutiny

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 28, 2010 @ 1:00pm PDTTags: David Bergstein Financier, Film Finance, Ronald L. Durkin, ThinkFilm
Mike Fleming

While film financier David Bergstein has been often maligned, he is much appreciated on a slow news day. Because he’s the story that keeps giving. Not long ago, Deadline told you that a bankruptcy judge appointed a trustee to seize temporary control of the assets steered by Bergstein, including the … Read More »

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Capitol Films Cash Crunch: SAG Demands Meeting With Owner David Bergstein

By NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief | Wednesday May 28, 2008 @ 12:47am PDTTags: Actors, Capitol Films, Colony Capital Finance, David Bergstein Financier, Finance, Indie, Labor Relations, Movies, SAG

EXCLUSIVE: The following email was sent this month by the Screen Actors Guild to David Bergstein, the owner of Capitol Films, whose financial meltdown has been crushing indie after indie while he reportedly was lounging on a yacht during the Cannes Film Festival. It confirms all my recent reporting:

To: David Bergstein

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