Amazon accused of poaching HBO employees in Warner Bros. lawsuit
Entertainment Streaming Amazon accused of poaching HBO employees in Warner Bros. lawsuit Warner Bros. said Amazon was riding on the 'coattails of other well-established Hollywood mainstays.' By Mariella Moon July 25, 2026 6:08 am EST Robert Way/Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of "inducing contracted employees to breach their employment agreements." In its complaint, the company said Amazon "openly embarked upon an unlawful course" and hurriedly tried to "pirate away a number of contracted employees" across its subsidiaries. But what seemed to have compelled Warner Bros. to sue Amazon was the poaching of Pia Barlow, the former EVP for originals marketing at HBO Max.
- ▪Entertainment Streaming Amazon accused of poaching HBO employees in Warner Bros. lawsuit Warner Bros. said Amazon was riding on the 'coattails of other well-established Hollywood mainstays.' By Mariella Moon July 25, 2026 6:08 am EST Robert
- ▪Discovery has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of "inducing contracted employees to breach their employment agreements." In its complaint, the company said Amazon "openly embarked upon an unlawful course" and hurriedly tried to "
- ▪But what seemed to have compelled Warner Bros. to sue Amazon was the poaching of Pia Barlow, the former EVP for originals marketing at HBO Max.
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Entertainment Streaming Amazon accused of poaching HBO employees in Warner Bros. lawsuit Warner Bros. said Amazon was riding on the 'coattails of other well-established Hollywood mainstays.' By Mariella Moon July 25, 2026 6:08 am EST Robert Way/Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of "inducing contracted employees to breach their employment agreements." In its complaint, the company said Amazon "openly embarked upon an unlawful course" and hurriedly tried to "pirate away a number of contracted employees" across its subsidiaries. But what seemed to have compelled Warner Bros. to sue Amazon was the poaching of Pia Barlow, the former EVP for originals marketing at HBO Max.
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