The Curse of Pooh

Fortune.com Has A Story that says Pooh has made everyone close to him miserable. Just ask Disney, which is locked in a billion-dollar battle over his rights.

Stephen Slesinger Inc., accuses Disney of cheating it out of royalties for nearly two decades. Her lawyers want Stephen Slesinger Inc.’s contract with Disney voided so they can shop Pooh around to competing entertainment companies.

They say success as a children’s writer had made A.A. Milne bitter.