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Ex-Sony Pictures Boss Regrets Seth Rogen’s ‘The Interview’ and Says Obama Told Him After the Sony Hack: ‘What Were You Thinking? Of Course That Was a Mistake’
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Michael Lynton, the former CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, now wishes he had thought a little more carefully before greenlighting “The Interview,” Seth Rogen’s dark comedy about a plan to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Lynton’s new memoir “From Mist...
Michael Lynton, the former CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, now wishes he had thought a little more carefully before greenlighting “The Interview,” Seth Rogen’s dark comedy about a plan to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Lynton’s new memoir “From Mistakes to Meaning: Owning Your Past So It Doesn’t Own You,” co-written with Joshua […]
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