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Dolby Theatre, Home Of The Oscars, Sold To Group That Includes Jeff Sagansky, Elie Samaha & UAE Royal Family Member
The Oscars venue has been sold to a group that includes 'Battlefield Earth' producer Elie Samaha, former Sony Pictures president Jeff Sagansky and a sheikh.
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The venue that hosts Hollywood’s glitziest event, The Oscars, has been sold to Jebs Hollywood Entertainment, an investment group that includes Battlefield Earth producer Elie Samaha, former Sony Pictures Entertainment president Jeff Sagansky and a member of the UAE ruling family.
Jebs is led by longtime producer Samaha, owner-operator of Yamashiro restaurant and leader of the owner-operator team at the Dolby-adjacent TCL Chinese Theater and Chinese Six; Sherwin Jarol, CEO of SMB Equities; Sagansky; Jonah Lazowski, Two Girls Holdings; and Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, a member of the ruling Al Qasimi family in the United Arab Emirates, through his investment firm, Master Investment Group.
Samaha also owns the Vogue and Fox Theatres in L.A. and the Liberty Theatre in New York.
