Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine sold to new Blackstone-backed media company
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Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine is being sold. The media company has been behind several of the actress's recent TV projects such as "Big Little Lies," "Little Fires Everywhere" and "The Morning Show"
The media company has been behind several of the actress' recent TV projects such as "Big Little Lies," "Little Fires Everywhere" and "The Morning Show." The business also includes Reese's Book Club. Witherspoon launched the company in 2016 as a joint venture with AT&T (T). (CNN is a division of WarnerMedia, which is owned by AT&T.) Hello Sunshine's buyer is a new media company backed by private equity firm Blackstone and led by former Disney (DIS) executives Tom Staggs and Kevin Mayer. Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine's existing senior management are staying on and will continue running the company. Witherspoon and CEO Sarah Harden also are joining the board of the new company, the name of which was not disclosed. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed.More Related News