The media was in a frenzy when word go out that TV host Kathy Lee Gifford's clothing line was made in sweatshops where workers either never got paid or received pennies for their sixty hour per week job. What many don't realize or seem to ignore according to an article entitled "Kathy Lee, Disney, and the Sweatshop Uproar" by Norman Solomon is that the clothing line and ABC which airs "Live with Regis and Kathy Lee," is owned by Disney. While the press tore into Gifford, Disney remained Squeaky clean and remains that way. Gifford was vocal about her innocence,"I felt like I was being of all people, being kicked in the teeth for trying to help kids." After that many charities with her name attached came to life. However, a few days later, word broke out that the garment workers a few blocks away from ABC studios worked for sixty hours with no pay. Gifford's husband was on the case, rushing to the factory and handing out three hundred dollars. Since then Gifford had announced that all factories producing her clothes will be inspected. Throughout this whole mess and I'm pretty sure Kathy Lee never bounced back from this, Disney managed to stay clean. Long story short? Disney owns EVERYTHING.
http://www.albionmonitor.net/sweatshop/ss-solomon.html
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