Gore sues Al Jazeera
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore sued Al Jazeera, the satellite network controlled by the Qatari royal family, over a $500 million deal to purchase his network, Current TV, according to filing in state court in Wilmington, Delaware.
“Al Jazeera America wants to give itself a discount on the purchase price that was agreed to nearly two years ago,†David Boies, a lawyer for Gore, said in a statement today. “We are asking the court to order Al Jazeera America to stop wrongfully withholding the escrow funds that belong to Current’s former shareholders.â€
Buying Gore’s channel and rebranding it gave Al Jazeera America access to about 43 million U.S. homes.
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