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[RELATED] Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Sued by Activision for Poaching CFO

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The gaming giant alleges that “Netflix’s tortious and unethical conduct is intentional and a directive ‘from the top.'”

Netflix is facing another executive poaching lawsuit, this time from gaming giant Activision Blizzard over the departure of CFO Spencer Neumann.

Activision claims Netflix induced Neumann to breach his employment contract while the CFO was actively involved in negotiations with the streamer on the game company’s behalf. This marks the third major entertainment company, following Fox and Viacom, to allege Netflix is illegally poaching employees.

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