In May 2004, Michael Moore announced that Disney (which owns Miramax, the film's distributor) had officially prohibited Miramax from releasing the film and expressed his frustration that the film was being stifled. Disney said that the decision had been made a year earlier in May 2003 when it told Miramax that it would not be willing to distribute the film. Disney chief executive, Michael Eisner, said that Moore was announcing it at that time to create publicity for the film's screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Michael Eisner also accused Harvey Weinstein of hiding the financing of the film from Disney. Ari Emanuel (Moore's agent) claimed that Eisner had expressed concern that the film might jeopardize tax breaks granted to Disney for its theme park, hotels, and other ventures in Florida, where Jeb Bush, President George W. Bush's brother, is governor. Finally, Disney agreed to sell this film to Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein after they agreed to donate 60% of this film's profit to charity.

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