Report: AOL Fires Michael Arrington
Arianna Huffington supposedly ordered termination
Arianna Huffington is making sure that TechCrunch founder and former editor Michael Arrington receives a lot more than a slap on the wrist for refusing to back down from a fight with parent company AOL.
The conflict began last week when Arrington announced that he was launching his $20 million venture capital fund called the CrunchFund—including an $8 million commitment from AOL, which acquired TechCrunch last year.
Soon after, a company spokesperson—following orders from Huffington, according to Fortune’s Dan Primack—said that Arrington had been fired.
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