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# Sony CEO Breaks Silence on ‘Vicious and Malicious’ Hack

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## Video: Sony CEO Breaks Silence on ‘Vicious and Malicious’ Hack

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_Published 2015-01-06. CEO broke weeks of silence about 'The Interview' hack on Monday_


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## Transcript

I think it'd be remiss if I didn't mention Sony Pictures Entertainment and, of course, the comedy movie The, The Interview. But before that so how many of you actually went to see a great Sony movie this holiday. That's great. Thank you very much. Thank you. Annie is a fantastic movie isn't it. So I want to thank you for seeing Annie as well. But seriously, I think that both Sony Pictures Entertainment, former employees, and certainly current employees, they were unfortunately the victim of one of the most vicious and malicious cyber attacks that we've known certainly in recent history. But I have to say that I am very proud of all the employees and certainly the partners that we've worked with as well who stood up against some of the extortionist efforts of the criminals that actually attacked Sony Pictures and its employees.

And I have to say that freedom of speech. Freedom of expression, freedom of association. Those are very important lifeblood, lifelines of Sony and our entertainment business. And today, as you all know, The Interview is now available for audiences to enjoy through multiple. Online venues. And as of the first of this month, in more than 580 independent theaters, just alone here in the United States.

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